Firefightin' Sam

By Michael Hughes

Refusing to inform on his best friend for pulling the school fire alarm, Sam accepts the blame & and the consequences. He's sent to the local fire station to do chores every day. While there, the firefighters take a liking to him and he to them, and soon he's learning all he can about the life of a firefighter, what they do, and why. The knowledge Sam acquires not only helps to save lives and property, but they're life-lessons he'll use forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 16, 2002
• ISBN: 9781475908855

Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes grew up in a small town in Northern Ireland. A graduate of Oxford, he also trained in theatre at the Jacques Lecoq School in Paris. He has worked for many years as an actor under the professional name Michael Colgan, and he also teaches creative writing. He lives in London with his wife, the acclaimed historian Tiffany Watt Smith, and their two children. His first novel, The Countenance Divine, was published by John Murray/Hachette UK in 2016.

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