Dawn of Fear

By Susan Cooper

Derek and his friends, living outside of London during World War II, regard the frequent air raids with more fascination than fear--after all, they can barely remember a time without them. The boys are thrilled when school is canceled for a few days due to a raid, giving them time to work on their secret camp. But when their camp is savagely attacked by a rival gang from the neighborhood, the harsh reality of the violence surrouding them suddenly crashes down upon Derek and his friends--and a long night of bombing changes his feelings about the war forever.
     Includes a reader's guide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9780547538594

Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper is one of our foremost fantasy authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books’ accolades include the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and five shortlists for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten Books for Children pick), King of Shadows, Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, which won the Scottish Arts Council’s Children’s Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com.

Reviews for Dawn of Fear

[fred_mouse · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

For a kids book, I found this hard going, and I struggled to keep going and finish this book. The ending is worth it, in that brings together so many of the ideas spread throughout the story. Very bleak throughout, but guess it works to show the realities of WWII for English kids in a way that makes sense for kids reading it. content warning: major character death