Armistice Runner (Conkers)

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As Lily reads through these diaries she comes to discover his diary entries from his life and how he felt during the war and during his competitions. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. However, this book can be improved by adding what happened to Lily’s Grandma after Lily took part in the race. They are interesting in the fact that they all have the same hobbies and personalities, as a result of this they all express their feelings in the same type of way.

This is a very exciting story, discussing Alzheimer's and bullying and other subjects along the way. Choose from Termly resources news for Teachers and Librarians or Holiday reading news for Young Readers and their families.When she gets there, she comes across an old journal that her great-great grandfather, who was also a fell runner, kept during his time as a soldier in the first world war, which allows her to connect with her grandmother about running and also find wisdom that relates to her own life within its pages. The whole book was set on running and world war and this was shown in different ways throughout the book: some scenes were when they the Germans and English were fighting and some was when the firing was happening and other parts were when the soldiers were being helped from being shot.

The only thing that would make it that little bit better was maybe adding some pictures here and there, but don’t get me wrong, it was an absolutely fantastic book to read. Will she discover what happened to grandfather in the great world war and work out why he stopped running? I’m not sure that there was anyone I didn’t particularly like but in the way the author has written the book I feel like a shadow has been cast over Abbie’s Dad (Abbie is a rival fell runner to Lily), he is made to be a bad person, therefore meaning that he is the ‘villain’ of the story. My favourite character is Abbie because I think she is a kind and caring person, only she doesn’t let it show when she is running as she is too competitive then. This inspires her and at the end of the book she is running the race he did and she wins like he did before the war .

She’s dealing with a lot outside of her running, particularly coming to terms with her paternal grandmother’s battle with Alzheimer’s.

Tom visits over 150 schools every year to run his Football and Rugby Reading Games, which tie in with his long-term work in reader development. Pacing is strong as the two narratives unfold and the sensitivity with which grandma's Alzheimer's is handled is frankly superb. I found it similar to Michael Morpurgo's The Amazing story of Adolphus tips in the way that there is someone reading the diary of a member of their family set during the war. Today’s grandparents are often portrayed in books as retired, cosy and very much hands-on with their grandchildren.All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! It’s utterly compelling – a pacy tribute to the athleticism and bravery of men such as Ernest Dalzell, fell-runner extraordinaire and soldier. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling.