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Anyone remember 'The Machine Gunners' by Robert Westall?

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Kathyis6incheshigh · 31/03/2009 18:19

I've just been re-reading it and f* me, it's good.

The plot grabs you from the beginning and just builds and builds. The characters are ace - he makes minor characters totally believable and memorable in just a few lines.

Really, really good stuff.

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PandaG · 31/03/2009 18:19

agree - I loved teaching it!

sassy · 31/03/2009 18:21

Yeah it is fab. Always enjoyed teaching it, especially the bit where there is an airraid and the nxt door neighbour staggers into the anderson shelter with her drawers round her ankles

Kathyis6incheshigh · 31/03/2009 18:24

Do schools still teach it?

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