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The Silver SwordIan Serraillier
The Silver Sword
by Ian Serraillier
Four children make their way across ruined post-war Europe from Warsaw to Switzerland, guided by a paper knife and the hope their parents survived.
A story about children, adventurous and moving in tone. We would put it with children of 10–13, and at a reading age of about 11 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Death in wartime
- Wartime separation
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
If they like this, try these
Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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Goodnight Mister TomMichelle Magorian
Listen to the MoonMichael Morpurgo
Or let them write their own.
Nothing gets a child reading like a story they invented themselves. Your child plans the characters and the plot, and we write, illustrate and print it as a real book with their name on the cover as the author.
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