Across the Cold Ground: Beyond the Stars
Oisin McGann
A moving short story from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by a great Irish talent in children’s fiction todayWhen his brother goes missing in action, Charley knows he has a duty to enlist for the army himself. Soon dispatched to the Somme, he and his comrades are far from home and living in fear of a faceless enemy. Cold and wet, letters from their loved ones in Ireland and well-meaning banter with each other are the only things that keep the soldiers going. But just at the moment the troops are given the command to go ‘over the top’ and cross no-man’s-land to face the enemy, Charley realises the precious letter from home that he’s been saving to read could have been about his brother and that maybe he should have read it after all. Terrified, Charley knows that whatever decision he makes at that moment could change his life for ever…A moving and affecting tale, brought to life by evocative illustrations.Look out for the other eleven stories - also available as e-shorts!
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The Battle of the Ice Queen (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103392)by Gordon Snell, illustrated by Michael Emberley
The Last Cat (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103408)by Celine Kiernan, illustrated by Tatyana Feeney
Ice Fairies (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008103422)by Siobhán Parkinson, illustrated by Olwyn Whelan
Discovering Bravery (http://ads.harpercollins.com/bobauk?isbn=9780008115593) by Emma Brade, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey
Across the Cold Ground
Written and Illustrated by Oisín McGann
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First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins Children’s Books and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder
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Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780008103415
Version: 2014-09-15
Contents
Cover (#u7b12fab7-ad73-5647-8d2a-29ee9ae4bc7c)
Other e-Shorts in Series (#ub0b277f8-fa5f-5177-a15a-ed435d2aad12)
Title Page (#uac46cbf5-d09a-5a23-a5ce-8af61e47a2f5)
Copyright (#ua443d9d8-ba47-5c63-9a96-608f46c00096)
Introduction (#ub15c13de-6464-55b8-a6bb-33ff35fc771d)
Across the Cold Ground (#ua8b9e21d-379e-50e0-a361-557d44e13559)
The Write to Right (#u4d018b60-04d6-5ba8-a426-ce661f4ab2e4)
About the Author and Illustrator (#u31c54955-ef99-5205-a760-feeffaf2e017)
About the Publisher (#u0c0d570d-24a7-5c01-94b5-3109fb01d415)
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