Arctic Star
- Author Tom Palmer, Illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole
- Narrator TBD
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 5 hours and 32 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family), Children’s / Teenage social issues: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues, Children’s / Teenage: True stories told as fiction.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
Listen to a sample
What to expect
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys.
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys.
Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing through a narrow channel between the Arctic ice pack and German bases on the Norwegian coast. Faced with terrifying enemy attacks from both air and sea, as well as life-threatening cold and storms, will all three boys make it home again?
Critics Review
-
“Historical fiction doesn’t get much better than this” – LoveReading4Kids
“Had me on the edge of my seat” – Dan Smith
“An excellent and moving tale … Palmer has written a real page-turner here” – Aspects of History
“I’m awestruck by his ability to make history come alive and resonate emotionally in beautifully compact prose … written dramatically and sensitively; Palmer’s writing is sharp like a chisel, finding the heart under the harsh cold of war” – Chris Soul
“Artful descriptions ensure that we wholly experience each sensation – from grief to brutal cold – with the characters, and (as always with Tom Palmer) we finish knowing, and caring, much more than when we started” – Roaring Reads, Blog
More from the same
Author
Subscribe to our newsletter
Sign up to get tailored content recommendations, product updates and info on new releases. Your data is your own: we commit to protect your data and respect your privacy.