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Angel of Mons
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"Ben's father is in prison and his mum, a former child genius, is barely hanging on to her sanity.
When Ben and his classmates are nearly killed in a coach crash in Belgium, Ben starts to experience flashbacks: visitations to the brutal start of World War 1 and the uncertain world of Corporal Sam Lyle.
Is Ben going mad too, like his mum, or is there another reason why he finds himself in a war zone in 1914? Who is the spectral figure that haunts both the boy and the soldier? Do angels exist?
What people are saying...
'This is a stunning story: fast moving, fiercely realistic yet engaging with ghosts and an angel. It's alive with native wit and, underpinned by the conflict of courage and cowardice, loyalty and bullying, it's genuinely moving.
Very many school groups visit the battlefields of WWI, and Angel of Mons (with its excellent notes at the end) should be essential reading for them all.' - Kevin Crossley-Holland, Author and President of the School Library "
‘This could be something very special' The Literary Consultancy
When Ben and his classmates are nearly killed in a coach crash in Belgium, Ben starts to experience flashbacks: visitations to the brutal start of World War 1 and the uncertain world of Corporal Sam Lyle.
Is Ben going mad too, like his mum, or is there another reason why he finds himself in a war zone in 1914? Who is the spectral figure that haunts both the boy and the soldier? Do angels exist?
What people are saying...
'This is a stunning story: fast moving, fiercely realistic yet engaging with ghosts and an angel. It's alive with native wit and, underpinned by the conflict of courage and cowardice, loyalty and bullying, it's genuinely moving.
Very many school groups visit the battlefields of WWI, and Angel of Mons (with its excellent notes at the end) should be essential reading for them all.' - Kevin Crossley-Holland, Author and President of the School Library "
‘This could be something very special' The Literary Consultancy
Author
Robin Bennett
Robin Bennett has set up and run over a dozen successful businesses from dog-sitting to tuition to translation. The list is quite exhausting. Robin is married with three young children. He spends his time between Pau in the Pyrenées and Henley-on-Thames.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The author does an excellent job of blending in characteristics of the present character (Ben) to the past character (Corporal Sam). There are also great parallels in the relationship Ben has with Todd and the relationship Sam has with Charlie.
In both situations, there is a friendship that over the years has deteriorated. Ben and Todd started off close, but since Ben is on the path to reforming, he is not in alignment with the “reformed” Ben. In the case of Sam and Charlie, certain events which occurred in their battles on the field have caused a shift in Charlie that makes Sam feel a tad bit uneasy.
Ben and Sam also face similar conflict. With Ben, he is trying to live a better life while leaving the stigma of his old life behind. With Sam, he wants to maintain his promise to honor King and Country, even if it looks like he may be on the losing side. This puts him at odds with Charlie, since she shoots his own foot to avoid continuing to fight.
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