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The Scarecrows

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The Scarecrows

Simon revered the memory of his soldier father who’d been killed on duty, and detested his new stepfather. Then one day three scarecrows appeared in the field near the Oldwater Mill, and Simon became certain they were moving closer to the house each night. This novel won the Carnegie Medal.

Type Of BookMiddle Novel
FormatPaperback
ISBN9780140373080
Published12/07/1995
Price Per CopyRRP $17.95
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20+ copies$14.36
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Robert Westall

Robert Westall was born in 1929 on Tyneside, where he grew up during the Second World War. He studied Fine Art and Sculpture, and for many years taught in schools throughout the North of England. His first novel for children, “THE MACHINE GUNNERS” won the Carnegie Medal in 1975. He won it again in 1982 for “THE SCARECROW” (the first writer to win the medal twice), the Smarties Prize in 1989 for “BLITZCAT”, and the Guardian Award in 1991 for “THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA”. He died in 1993.

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