The Machine Gunners

· Pan Macmillan
4.4
26 reviews
Ebook
224
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About this ebook

'Some bright kid's got a gun and 2000 rounds of live ammo. And that gun's no pea-shooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of a mile.'

Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in the woods - its shiny, black machine-gun still intact - he grabs his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with dangerous and unexpected results . . .

The Machine Gunners is Robert Westall's gripping first novel for children set during World War Two and winner of the Carnegie Medal. Now with a brilliant cover look celebrating its fortieth anniversary.

Includes a bonus short story - 'The Haunting of Chas McGill' - and an extended biography of the author.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
26 reviews
Chaz Chuaz
January 18, 2013
It may be nostalgia but I read this book over and over in my youth. I especially loved the descriptions of life during a difficult time, especially for children in a time of war.
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Tamara Lee
March 1, 2013
I like this book and this is fine for me on the go so 4/5 because the download slows my books down
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Ben Falconer
July 7, 2015
Loved it. Amazing read!
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About the author

More than a decade after his death, Robert Westall retains his reputation as one of the most powerful writers for children. He was awarded two Carnegie Medals (for The Machine Gunners and The Scarecrows) and used his own childhood experiences of the Second World War in his books.

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