Barrington Stoke Conkers: Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer (author) and Tom Clohosy Cole (illustrator) (UK edition)

Lily has lots of worries. She’s struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she’s losing her gran to Alzheimer’s. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather’s diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her gran and even give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781128251

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

September 6th, 2018

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.0; Middle years; 3.0 points

Other details

176 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Tom Palmer

As well as being a huge football fan, Tom Palmer has an international reputation in reader development. He is a coordinator of the Reading Partners consortium, works with The Reading Agency, Booktrust and the National Literacy Trust, and has been the official writer for the Premier League Reading Stars scheme for five years.

He also teaches annually for the Arvon Foundation, and has travelled around the world to train librarians and teachers in techniques to encourage boys to read. Tom is the author of the Foul Play football books.