Armistice Runner
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Lily loves fell running. She’s good, but never quite good enough: she gets anxious and loses her focus and then that’s it. Out. Plus she’s worried about her grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s and is growing distant and confused. But whilst staying with her grandparents just before her first big race of the season, Lily discovers her great-grandfather was a runner too. Not only was he a fell running champion, but he was also a message runner during World War One.
Lily reads his diaries and through them discovers a hidden family history which helps her connect with her grandmother. And perhaps the diaries can give her the inspiration she needs to win the upcoming race?
This is an emotive book that follows a serious, dedicated young girl who’s keen to be the very best at her sport, and parallels it with a soldier’s experience of war. Lily’s single-minded focus on her sport makes her a refreshingly original female character to follow on her emotional journey, and the sub-plots in both strands of the story add depth. In a dyslexia-friendly format, it’s a super readable story perfect for anyone who loves books that make you think and that reflect real life.
What you thought...
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Ellie, 21 Mai 2020
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I loved this book because of the way it is written.
Marcella, 18 Mai 2020
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I realy like this book because it is about sports and feeling and there the books i like to read about.
Laura, 17 Mawrth 2020
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The book is brilliant because I like books Yahtzee are based on war and this book is a really good book because it hasn't got too much about sports it's got a nice base line to it too 😂😂😂
Bethany, 22 Ionawr 2020
The book is one big adventure it is a book that you get into and think you are running next to that girl