Costa Best Children’s Book 2014

Costa Best Children’s Book 2014
12th January 2015 Wendy Dossett

five children on the western frontFive Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders is a modern follow-up to E. Nesbit’s Five Children and It.  The children have grown up and it is set during the First World War.  The Costa judges commented “This profoundly moving story and magical story tackles the biggest themes – love, family and friendship – set against the horrors of WW1.”

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