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The Battle of Cable Street
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Battle of Cable Street
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tanya Landman
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Illustrated by Sara Mulvanny
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:120 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781800901087
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Barrington Stoke Ltd
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Imprint |
Barrington Stoke Ltd
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Publication Date |
2 June 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed "Paradise". But the rise of anti-Semitic fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in the 1930s stirs up trouble between families who have lived closely together for years, and Elsie sees friendships torn apart. When Elsie and Mikey attend a Mosley rally, intending to heckle and cause trouble, they soon see how dangerous the situation has become, but out in the streets the fascists find that people will stand and fight against them and against hatred in what becomes the dramatic Battle of Cable Street.
Author Biography
Tanya Landman is renowned for her thought-provoking, prize-winning novels including the beautifully "deft and dark", Carnegie Medal-winning Buffalo Soldier. In 2019 she won the Scottish Teenage Book Prize for her critically acclaimed novella One Shot. Tanya says that she loves how writing allows her to daydream - something she was always in trouble for at school! She lives in Devon with her sons, a Siamese cat and two Labradors.
Reviews"A vivid retelling of a slice of our history many would prefer to forget ... Tanya Landman is one of our finest writers" -- LoveReading4Schools
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