Explore books by robert westall with our selection at. As a child he had grown up with a spaniel, sandy, but he didnt discover cats until he married in 1958 and he. It is a psychological novel with a supernatural twist, featuring a thirteenyearold boys reaction to his. He studied fine art at durham university and after he graduated he worked as an art teacher. Published by macmillan childrens books 1986 isbn 10. Robert westall made a sensational debut with the machine gunners in 1975. The machine gunners macmillan collectors library kindle. Cuthbert lived and died and, purportedly, routed a band of viking raiders. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. While vacationing on a remote part of the northumberland coast, a trou.
His first published book the machine gunners 1975 which won him the carnegie medal is set in world war two when a group of. Books by robert westall books calibre audio library. A modernday family tangles with saint cuthbert along the bleak coast of northumberland. Robert westall was born in north shields, northumberland, england in 1929.
Futuretrack 5 robert westall robert westall download. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The wind eye, like all of robert westall s books, are ideally suited for kids between about 1114 years of age. Robert westall primary author only author division.
Robert westall bio, facts, family famous birthdays. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. His first published book the machine gunners 1975 which won him the carnegie medal is set in world war two when a group of children living on tyneside retrieve a machinegun from a crashed german aircraft. Get ebooks eyes to the wind on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. It won the carnegie medal and westall established an international reputation. Jennifer westall is a homeschooling mom of two who moonlights as a christian author, secretly pursuing her dreams when everyone. Relaunch of spectacular robert westall fantasy novel that was way ahead of its time. This one, like the watch house and the devil on the road, are appropriate for boys or girls. This would include dyslexia, ms, mnd, a visual impairment or brain injury. And i loved the windeye, his timeslip story about st cuthbert and. Robert westall has 81 books on goodreads with 17141 ratings. First of all, when i read the summary on the back cover, i.
For my independent reading book this month, i decided to read. Publication date 1977 topics cuthbert, saint, bishop of lindisfarne, ca. Robert westalls most popular book is the machinegunners. The wind eye is the first in a series of books and many short stories by westall about supernatural. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and. The wind eye robert westall sophy williams 9780330322348. When the uppercrust miss molyneaux applies for the job of. This one, like the watch house and the devil on the road, are appropriate for boys or girls, whereas the machine gunners will appeal more to boys than to girls. The kingdom by the sea by robert westalli chose this book for two reasons. Robert westall is currently considered a single author.
So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers. Robert westall was born in 1929 on tyneside, and he grew up there during the war. Robert westall, 63, art teacher and author of childrens books. Being a childrens author was not part of his early vision for his career. His machine gunners book, about a group of children who find a crashed german airplane with a working machine gun, was adapted for screen and radio by the bbc. The wind eye, like all of robert westalls books, are ideally suited for kids between about 1114 years of age. In this marvellous collection, his favourite themes come to the fore cats, christmas and ghosts. The wind eye by robert westall, 9781846470288, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is hard to answer that question because everything i have read so far has. Robert westall, the author of more than 30 books for children, died on thursday in warrington hospital in cheshire, england. The last day of miss dorinda molyneaux robert westall 55 geoff ashden is an antiques dealer who also sits on the board of a local school.
He has been called the dean of british war novelists. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the wind eye study guide and get instant access to the following. He went to the local grammar school and then studied fine art at durham university, and sculpture at the. Harry baguely has just made it to the bomb shelter when a luftwaffe bomb obliterates his home, parents, and little sister. In the latter case, some deal with complex, dark and adult themes. Time of fire by robert westall people sometimes ask me what my favorite wwii book is out of all that i have read.
They included the wind eye 1976, the watch house 1977, the. It followed his first, highly acclaimed book, the machinegunners 1975, which won the carnegie. Robert westall 19291993 author of the machine gunners. You can order them at your local bookshop or online by clicking on the amazon link for each book. Robert atkinson westall 7 october 1929 15 april 1993 was an english author and teacher best known for fiction aimed at children and young adults. The wind eye 1976 the watch house 1977 the devil on the road 1978 the scarecrows 1981 futuretrack 5 1983 the cats of seroster 1984 urn burial 1987 the promise 1990 yaxleys cat. Robert westall was without doubt one of the finest childrens authors of the 20th century. The wind eye is the second published book by robert westall, and it received marginal recognition. Robert westall, robert wesrall, robert westell, mr robert westall, robert. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead.
His first book, the machine gunners, won the 1975 carnegie medal for the years outstanding childrens book. Author of the machine gunners, the watch house, blitzcat, the wind eye, gulf, fathom five, break of dark, the scarecrows. Books by robert westall author of the machinegunners. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The wind eye is the first in a series of books and many short stories by westall about supernatural forces. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Horrified by their fate and by the prospect of going to live in a cousins overcrowded. This is a young adult book, written later in robert westalls writing career. Watch house, fathom five, devil on the road, the wind eye. Robert westall, author of falling into glory fsg, died in 1993. Robert westall was born in northumberland and went to school in tynemouth. Robert westall loved cats chiefly because he found them so enigmatic. His first book, the machine gunners, won the 1975 carnegie medal for the years. Download our free nook app escape into a good book things to do at home next.
Calibre audio brings the pleasure of reading to anyone who struggles to read print material. Buy the wind eye by robert westall from waterstones today. The machine gunners by robert westall 9780330397858. Robert westalls first book, the machinegunners 1978, had the distinction of winning the library associations carnegie medal, a most unusual achievement for a first novel. Robert atkinson westall 7 october 1929 15 april 1993 was an english author and teacher.