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The Defender

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Guns, violence, mob rule or defending the cause? We all have choices. Or do we? Who would choose blood, sacrifice and exile? At the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Ian's dad did.

He thought he was fighting for a cause, for his people.

But the price was too high - after the murder of his sister's husband and his own wife's death, he's paying for trying to get out.

Somewhere along the line the cause got blurred by organised crime and revenge, and all it's left is a bitter taste.

He's still a target, still a victim. Now he faces a lifetime of running with nowhere to go and constantly putting at risk the son he loves.Alan Gibbons latest page turner tackles a controversial topic head-on and makes powerful and memorable reading.

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Product Details
1842550985 / 9781842550984
Paperback / softback
823.914
03/06/2004
United Kingdom
English
183 p.
20 cm
teenage Learn More
Quiz No: 207429, Points 6.00, Book Level 4.10,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
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Winner of the Blue Peter 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' Award with SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal with SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal with THE EDGE. Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Award with THE EDGE and CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. Hugely popular author with extensive fanbase. Widely and frequently reviewed by all major publications. 'Gibbons' attention to detail and ability to get to the core of teenage concerns is nothing short of brilliant.' Joanne Owen 'Touching, real and powerfully memorable...the effect is electric ' Lindsey Fraser
Winner of the Blue Peter 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' Award with SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal with SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal with THE EDGE. Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Award with THE EDGE and CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. Hugely popular author with extensive fanbase. Widely and frequently reviewed by all major publications. 'Gibbons' attention to detail and ability to get to the core of teenage concerns is nothing short of brilliant.' Joanne Owen 'Touching, real and powerfully memorable...the effect is electric ' Lindsey Fraser YFR Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)