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The Machine Gunners
Ali Taylor
The Machine Gunners (stage version)
by Ali Taylor, Robert Westall
What readers are saying
Readers generally find 'The Machine Gunners' to be an engaging and nostalgic read, especially for those who experienced it in their childhood. Many appreciate the book's ability to captivate young readers with its mix of adventure and historical context. However, some note that younger audiences may find it easier than others, and there are remarks about its somewhat confusing plot and ending.
Engaging and nostalgic storytellingStrong character developmentCaptivates young readersInteresting historical contextPlot can be confusing at timesEnding could be more polished
Synopsis
It's 1940, and Britain is at war.
Young Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in town, but desperately wants it to be the best.
Amidst the bombs and air raids, Chas and his friends plan their own war effort in their newly built bunker.
Friendships are forged and loyalties tested, in the adventure of a lifetime.
Robert Westall's The Machine Gunners has been read, studied - and loved - by successive generations of younger readers.
It won the Carnegie Medal and was voted one of the most important children's novels of the past seventy years.
This thrilling stage adaptation comes from the award-winning playwright Ali Taylor, and premiered at the Polka Theatre, London.
It provides rich opportunities for discussion in the classroom, and for staging by schools, youth theatres and amateur companies.
Publication
PublisherNick Hern Books
Year2013
BindingPaperback
EditionReprint
Pages120
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139781848423145
ISBN-101848423144
LCCPR6120.A53 M33 2012
The Machine Gunners (stage version) is a British adaptation play written by Ali Taylor and published by Nick Hern Books (2013).
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