The Great War: Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World WarAuthor: N A Children's Teenage fiction & true stories Published on 3 July 2014 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom. Hardback 304 pages 216 x 172 864g A moving anthology of stories inspired by objects from the First World War, illustrated by Jim Kay. The Great War is a powerful collection of stories by bestselling authors, each inspired by a different object from the First World War. From a soldier's writing case to the nose of a Zeppelin bomb,

not just for those who are interested in the political events of the past few years

Helen Chadwick

Robert Louis

friendship and self-expression

Author: Birkett

or indeed anybody who needs to put positivity back into theirs

I'm as clever as clever

Vanessa da Silva

But it wasn't always this way

from the warrior queen Boudicca of early Britain

Technology and engineering surround us

BACKSTORY: Learn all about the author's life and how it inspired her famous story