The Young Oxford Book Of War Stories

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192781758

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The Young Oxford Book of War Stories by James Riordan Pdf

Out of the hundreds of wars that ravaged the twentieth century, the three wars covered in this book were the longest and blackest. In total they lasted 20 years and killed nearly 100,000,000 people. The writers in this collection of stories and poems are friend and foe - British and German, Russian and American. The first story is from All Quiet on the Western Front by the German Erich Maria Remarque, perhaps the most moving war novel ever written. Other writers - Russian, German, and English - convey in verse the tragedy and waste of the 'Great War'. The six British Children's writers write about World War II - Robert Westall and Robert Swindells on the 'home' war, Michael Morpugo about a 'war horse', Jill Paton Walsh on the war at sea, and Ian Serraillier and Anne Hohn on refugees in occupied Europe. Young girls - Anne Frank and Tatiana Vassieleva - provide war diaries. Since 1945 no one has suffered as much as the people of Vietnam. In her moving story Rachel Anderson shows not only a nation's suffering but how war can brutalise soldiers. Finally, the women's poems on the two world wars show that war is a woman's affair as well as a man's.

Author : Ann-Marie Einhaus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107038431

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The Short Story and the First World War by Ann-Marie Einhaus Pdf

Covering a range of topics, settings and styles, the book offers the first comprehensive study of short fiction from the First World War.

Author : Jon Stallworthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : War poetry
ISBN : 0192825844

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The Oxford Book of War Poetry by Jon Stallworthy Pdf

Author : Dennis Pepper
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192751433

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Nasty Endings 2 by Dennis Pepper Pdf

This collection of stories all havea terrible shock waiting for you, so watch out for the ending -it's nasty!

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192752685

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Match of Death by James Riordan Pdf

Vova is a fifteen year old boy living in Kiev. His first love is playing football, but when the Nazis invade the Ukraine in 1941, priorities change, and Vova and his sister join the partisans, to attempt to fight the enemy. Soon Vova is given the chance to play football again, but in a gamewith very high stakes - if Vova's team win, they will be shot. Vova and his team have to decide whether to disgrace their country and lose the game, or whether to win - and die.* Match of Death is based on actual events that took place during the Second World War.* James Riordan undertook extensive research, travelling to Kiev to interview the sons of those who took part in the match.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192753045

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Sweet Clarinet by James Riordan Pdf

Billy's life is changed forever when he is injured by a bomb.Angry and disfigured he is visited by a soldier who gives him a gift that will give him somthing to live for.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Ability
ISBN : 0192753606

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The Gift by James Riordan Pdf

Bee has cerebral palsy and her twin sister Fee has to care for her. When Fee discovers that Bee is a talented poet, she helps her with her writing, while at the same time becoming inspired to do something she ia really good at herself - running. Together the twins find a way of overcoming their day to day problems, and surprising everyone around them.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192719130

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The Cello by James Riordan Pdf

Tom feels out of place. He's attracted to boys, not girls, and he's a promising cellist, which the school bullies see as a reason to pick on him. The story follows him through his adolescence, as he becomes more aware of his sexuality, and more commited to his music. This is set against the background of a rising tide of hysteria on Tom's estate and a witchhunt against suspected paedophiles. Through it all, Tom moves towards a satisfying resolution.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192781677

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The Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories by Anonim Pdf

A collection of stories about time, exploring all the different ways that we can twist and play with time. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, a thief with the power to stop time altogether, a man in lovewith someone who died years before he was born, a star fleet that paradoxically caused its own destruction, and many more. With a sure appeal for everyone who likes an exciting, thought-provoking story, as well as fans of science fiction and ghost stories, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories to amuse, amaze, and enthral.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192751638

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When the Guns Fall Silent by James Riordan Pdf

Jack Loveless attempts to avert his grandson's questions about his role in World War I by taking him to visit the battlefield graveyards in France. While there he meets a German soldier from the past and vividly remembers the Christmas truce, a miraculous moment when the guns fell silent and horrors of war were temporarily forgotten in a football match. Suggested level: secondary.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bomber pilots
ISBN : 019275307X

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The Prisoner by James Riordan Pdf

I hard to bail out. The plane was going down. I could have been trapped for ages if it hadn't been for those kids. A sound wailed in my ears. An air raid warning. Must take cover. The girl and the boy - they hate me for who I am. But if I can just make them see that bombs don't care which side you're on...

Author : Dennis Pepper
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192781456

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The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories by Dennis Pepper Pdf

A collection of ghost stories from mainly U.K. authors. B/W illus. 8-14 yrs.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192781731

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The Young Oxford Book of Sports Stories by James Riordan Pdf

Like nothing else, sport today is international. So this book of stories and poems contains a wide range of games played in all English-speaking countries: ice hockey as well as swimming and wrestling, baseball as well as soccer and boxing, cricket as well as fishing and ice dancing, gymnastics as well and running and basketball.All the poems and three of the stories are written by women. Some pit women against men, in swimming and pool. Some pose problems that women face in playing the game according to rules written by men. Some suggest the power and solidarity that sport can give women.The authors come from Britain and Canada, the USA, and the West Indies. They include such well-known writers as Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Alan Stilltoe, Margaret Atwood, Barry Hines, and Damon Runyan.

Author : Dennis Hamley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0192754041

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An Oxford Anthology of Mystery Stories by Dennis Hamley Pdf

This collection features over fourteen mystery stories to puzzle and amaze. Perfect for young readers, the collection includes stories that range from creepy school computers to amateur bank robbers; from lost villages to deadly Christmas presents. Both funny and serious in tone, readers are sure to be intrigued by the variety.

Author : James Riordan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0192751921

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War Song by James Riordan Pdf

The Great War is raging in France and for girls like Florence and Dorothy it's a liberating time ...but also a dangerous one. As Dorothy risks her life working in the local munitions factory, Florence dreams of becoming a nurse - but when her wish comes true and she heads off to France to nurse the soldiers, she realizes that her dream is actually a living nightmare. But Dorothy is determined to help as many soldiers as she can, no matter what side they're on, and if she can't, she'll die trying ...This outstanding story is full of raw emotion and a real sense of the enormous hardship faced by men and women during the First World War.