Red, White and Blue: Finding Out – The Hard Way - Softcover

Leeson, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007106254 ISBN 13: 9780007106257

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, 2001

Synopsis

The Hero of this book is in Year 7. He comes from a family of soldiers. His brother is a thug. His mother calls him Gawain. His father went missing in the Falklands.... one family, one story, three versions. It’s all there – in Red, White and Blue

In an attempt to unravel the truth about himself and his family, eleven-year-old Wain [short for Gawain] writes down three different versions of events, using different colour paper. White is the official version, for his English homework. Red is to an imaginary penfriend and is the real truth. Blue is Wain’s fantasy story... the version he would like it to be. But when you start writing you sometimes reveal more than you intended and you see things differently. Wain makes the difficult transition to secondary school and comes to terms with the truth about his family.

Robert Leeson has written a school story with a difference – humorous, poignant and immensely readable. Now in black and white only!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'THE HERO OF THIS BOOK IS IN YEAR SEVEN

HE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF SOLDIERS

HIS BROTHER IS A THUG

HE HAS A GANG CALLED MISFITS AND

A FRIEND CALLED BLOSSOM.

HE HAS A SPARKLING WRITING CAREER AHEAD OF HIM.

TRUE OR FALSE?

'

In an attempt to unravel the truth about himself and his family, Wain writes down, on different coloured paper, three versions of the events in his life. Red is for telling the truth to someone who doesn't exist. White is for the truth the English teacher sees. Blue is the truth that exists in another world. But in doing so, Wain starts to reveal more than he intended...

"...a marvelous read, for which both Wain and his creator deserve top marks."
DAILY TELEGRAPH

Synopsis:

In an attempt to unravel the truth about himself and his family, eleven-year-old Wain [short for Gawain] writes down three different versions of events, using different colour paper. White is the official version, for his English homework. Red is to an imaginary penfriend and is the real truth. Blue is Wain's fantasy story the version he would like it to be. But when you start writing you sometimes reveal more than you intended and you see things differently. Wain makes the difficult transition to secondary school and comes to terms with the truth about his family. Robert Leeson has written a school story with a difference - humorous, poignant and immensely readable. Now in black and white only!

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0007106254
• ISBN 13: 9780007106257
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160