* Find out why the Victorians turned Wallace into stone.Long draft of a chapter to appear in the Cambridge History of Irish Literature and the Environment, edited by Malcolm Sen, forthcoming from CUP.
* Understand what made King Edward attack Scotland in the first place. * Discover why Wallace had to do his homework in Latin. Aimed at children aged 8-12 * Learn how to tell the difference between Wallace facts and Wallace nonsense. Discover how Wallace's grisly death made his legend grow. Groan with agony as you feel what it's like to be hanged, drawn and quartered. Gasp with terror as you learn about the giant 'hedgehogs' that helped Wallace win battles. Get splattered with blood and gore as Wallace makes haggis of his enemies.
Growl with anger as you find out what nasty things Edward's vile henchmen did to Wallace's girlfriend and best pal. Join Sir William Wallace on his fearsome quest to free the Scots from villainous King Edward and his evil empire. Packed with humour - I recommend the whole lot!,' - The School Librarian William Wallace And All That is a real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Scotland's legendary hero. William Wallace And All That Allan Burnett Dystopian fiction at its best, this will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games, Veronica Roth's Divergent series, Gabrielle Zevin's New York series and Meg Rosoff's How I Live Now. When she makes a secret trip to the Badlands, however, with her friends, Pippa and Damian, she is forced to face up to the realities of life on the island and to the responsibilities her position brings with it.
She is the president’s daughter, sheltered, spoilt and arrogant. But Valentina lives high in the privileged Citadel, at the heart of the heavily protected Green Zone. Life in the Badlands is dangerous, disease-ridden, violent and controlled by gangsters and terrorists. The temperate zones are still habitable – and one small island is teeming with climate refugees. Summary Most of the world is burning or flooded. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Valentina Kevin McDermott We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.
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