{"product_id":"9781035058341","title":"The Machine Gunners","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Westall, Robert \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReading age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 April 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 16 | 190g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrate 50 years of adventure in Carnegie Medal-winner Robert Westall's compelling first novel for children set during World War Two, with a powerful introduction by Michael Morpurgo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fifty Years on this remains the greatest WW2 novel ever penned.' Phil EarleChas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth but wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the wreckage of a downed German bomber, he finds the ultimate trophy – a working machine gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiding his discovery from the local police, Chas recruits his friends and together they build a fortress for their prize. But war is not a game and soon both friendships and loyalties are tested when the gang's actions have dangerous consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Westall wrote The Machine Gunners for his son, Christopher, based on his own experiences during the Second World War. A modern classic of children's fiction, it went on to win the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 1975 and has been in print ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55004760539512,"sku":"9781035058341","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781035058341_c82595c1-b509-4b13-96c8-dc90a7281fe0.jpg?v=1773926755","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.live\/products\/9781035058341","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}