by Robert Westall · Egmont Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781405200899
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«The Kingdom by the Sea» is the historical and young adult novel by Robert Westall, published by Egmont Books Ltd in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Harry is twelve years old and loses his family in a German bombing. Along with a stray dog, he travels the north coast of England, with the war always present; the friendship that grows between them sustains him on the way.
Originally published in 1990, «The Kingdom by the Sea» won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1991 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in 1990.
A suitable read for young adult and adult audiences interested in World War II and survival stories.
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war novelists". His first book, The Machine Gunners, won the 1975 Carnegie Medal for the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named among the top ten Medal-winners at the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007. Westall also won a second Carnegie, a Smarties Prize, and the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize.
