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Bisto Book of the Year Award 1997 - Eilís Dillon award
Bisto Book of the Year Award 1997 - Historical Novel category
Children's fiction
Historical Fiction
Book Details:
Price:
€7.95
Binding: pb
Pages: 176
Size: 196x130 mm
ISBN-10 0-86278-449-2
ISBN-13 978-0-86278-449-2
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Rights held:
World, all languages.
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Blue Flag: For readers aged 10+
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It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway sees it all as glorious, and loves the British Army for which his father is fighting.
But when war comes to his own streets Jimmy's loyalties are divided. The rebels occupy the General Post Office and other parts of the city, and Jimmy's uncle is among them. Dublin's streets are destroyed, business comes to a halt.
In an attempt to find food for his family, Jimmy crosses the city, avoiding the shooting, weaving through the army patrols, hoping to make it home before curfew. But his quest is not easy and danger threatens at every corner.
Extract available: read some of this book now ...
Easter Monday
The Author Speaks
Appropriate Lies
Gerard Whelan answers questions from young readers
Teaching Resources: free to view and download
Teaching guide from O'Brien Teaching Guides Collection 1
Teaching ideas for fifth class from O'Brien Reading Programme
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Praise for The Guns of Easter
'A wonderful and gripping class novel. Ideal for my 5th and 6th class, all boys!!They are currently engrossed with Jimmy Conway's life and in the capital! Clare Doyle
'Whelan immerses readers in a harsh, yet poignant, journey that finds Jimmy learning much about the Irish people, his family, and most important, himself. The exciting plot moves effortlessly, enhanced by plenty of details to add character depth and historical context, and Whelan wisely avoids both extreme tragedy and overzealous triumph. The result is a fine adventure, with some realistic, genuinely heart-tugging twists.' Roger Leslie, Booklist
'We sweat it out with Jimmy as he confronts horror at every turn. Physically and emotionally in a no-man's land, the boy's perceptions of good men killing one another leave him more scarred than any bullets.' Tribune Magazine
'A striking first novel endowed with a strong sense of the conflicting passions of the time. Some of the scenes are as searing as anything in O'Casey's trilogy' Children's Books in Ireland
'A sensitive portrayal of a boy's forced and traumatic emergence into adolescence' Books Ireland
'A fine, humane anti-war novel which young people will relish' Books Ireland
'An impressive first novel' The Sunday Independent
Reader reviews
'A stunning book about the Easter Rising from a child's point of view. A great read' Joanne
'This book is excellant and the details are very accurate and factual. I really enjoyed it and felt very connected to the young children of 1916' Catriona
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