For Young people, Children
For children aged 9+
To celebrate the publication of SHRAPNEL BOYS – the first historical novel from award-winning author Jenny Pearson, we’re offering a limited number of reading groups and book clubs a chance to win 10 copies for their group!
Could you be one of our lucky reading groups?
If you’d like a set, please contact us on the email address below. The winning groups will be chosen at random.
Good luck!
More about the book
An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, publishing to coincide with the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
“Like Robert Westall’s The Machine Gunners, Jenny Pearson puts her band of brave, spirited kids in the middle of their very own war” Phil Earle
“a pacy and compelling journey through the mess and fragility and love of what it means to be a human. All that, and she can make you laugh on every page. She’s a genius.” Katya Balen
When war comes to London in 1939, Ronnie Smith is scared and excited: scared of the bombs that fall at night, but excited to race his friends to collect the best bits of shrapnel every morning.
But for Ronnie, the battles aren’t just in the sky and on the streets. They’re at school and at home too. His little brother is up to no good with a secret job and dangerous new friends, and Ronnie’s worried he’s getting himself into big trouble.
Ronnie’s desperate to help his little brother. But he isn’t expecting to uncover secrets that could change the fate of the whole war…
How to enter
To apply, email by 24 April telling us why you would like to receive 10 copies. We will then notify successful clubs by 1 May.
