“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 “
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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 guardian 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 Association
About the Author
Robin Bennett is an author and entrepreneur who has written several books for children, some under the nom de plume R.S Harding. He has also written books on the swashbuckling world of business: How to Make a Good Living Running Your Own Business, Kicking the Property Ladder and Start up Smart, all published by Harriman House. Aged 21 he was all set to become a cavalry officer and aged 21 and a half, he found himself working as an assistant grave digger in South London wondering where it had all gone wrong.
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