Simon

by Rosemary Sutcliff

Overview

It had never seemed important during their boyhood that Simon Carey was for Parliament and his friend Amias Hannaford a royalist. But when Civil War breaks out, they find themselves fighting on different sides.

Finally the day comes when the friends must put their friendship to the test.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781448173143
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication date:	11/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	540 KB
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 50 books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now universally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story was published in 1950. In 1959 her book The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen was commended for the Other Award. In 1975, Rosemary was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature and the CBE in 1992. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and is much missed by her many fans.