Fiction
My Brother Johnny
Johnny is a young airman who's flown dozens of missions. When he comes home from the war, his family and friends greet him as a hero. But Johnny doesn't feel like a hero. He's sick at the thought of the destruction he's caused to people in the villages over there. What's wrong with him? Why is he doing this? And when he sets up an anti-war protest in the centre of town, nobody wants to listen.
MY BROTHER JOHNNY
Francesco D'Adamo
translated by Sian Williams
Until the war comes home to them, that is.
£6.99
ISBN 978-0-9551566-3-2
128 Pages
Age range 12 +
"... provocative, relevant, powerful and moving fiction."
Chris Brown, The School Librarian Magazine
The author has written several books for teenagers and won:
ALA Notable Children's Books CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List (NY) Christopher Award Great Stone Face Book Award Master List (NH) Iowa Teen Award Master List IRA Teachers' Choices Texas Lone Star Reading List
"A strong coming-of-age story - with an eerie whisper of mystery and foreboding."
all over the world. My Brother Johnny is one of these."
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
