My soul, a shining tree
Gavin, Jamila2025
Book
Based on the true story of Indian WWI gunner and recipient of the Victoria Cross, Khudadad Khan. The story is told from four perspectives: Lotte, a Belgian farmgirl whose village is the flashpoint for a battle; Ernst, a German teenage cavalry soldier whose grandiose dreams of war lie in tatters; Khudadad Khan, the gunner fighting with the British Army; and the walnut tree that shelters them all.
Main title:
My soul, a shining tree / Jamila Gavin.
Author:
Gavin, Jamila, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Farshore, 2025.
Collation:
148 pages ; 20 cm
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780008617189 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTIONJF
Language:
English
Subject:
Khan, Khudadad -- Juvenile fictionWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fictionChildren's storiesFiction 7+General StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesEthnic studiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage: True stories told as fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forcesInterest age: from c 9 yearsChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationshipsChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issuesEurope
BRN:
4031201