Soldier's game
Killgore, James, 1959-2011
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Ross is fed up with being on the losing side, as Bruntsfield Primary football team suffer another humiliating defeat. But after football practice each week he goes to visit his grandmother, and this week she has a special present for him. Pat digs out a pair of old football boots and strip which belonged to her father, who once played for Heart of Midlothian Football Club. Ross is amazed that his great-grandfather, Jack, had played for the famous Hearts. As he finds out more about Jack, an incredible story unfolds -- a tale of Edinburgh's young heroes and a battalion of footballers and fans who fought in the First World War at the Battle of the Somme. Based on the true story of the 16th Royal Scots, otherwise known as the 'Hearts Battalion', this moving book brings a fascinating moment of Scottish history to life.
Main title:
Soldier's game / by James Killgore.
Author:
Killgore, James, 1959-, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Kelpies, 2011.
Collation:
160 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Scottish author
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780863158384 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92J940.3JF
Local class:
FGENERAL FJFJFIC.JJC
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Army. Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment). Battalion, 16th -- Juvenile fictionHeart of Midlothian Football Club -- History -- Juvenile fictionWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Juvenile fictionAccelerated readerAccelerated reader -- AR5Accelerated reader -- AR5.9First Minister's ChallengeChildren's storiesChildren's storiesFiction 9+General
Index terms:
World War, 1914-1918ScotlandEdinburghWorld War OnefootballfamiliesgrandparentsLanguagesHistorical
BRN:
556414
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