Reconquista

by J.J. Anderson

Overview

It is October 1264. Outside the city an army awaits the signal to attack.
Within the city walls, fourteen year old Nathan, his older cousin, Rebecca and their friend, Atta, face an uncertain future. On this fateful day, the city they have always known is about to be torn apart. Friends and family are about to be scattered far and wide. Each of them has a fateful decision to make.Each has a journey to undertake.
In war-torn Al Andalus King and Emir vie for supremacy. Bandits and pirates roam land and sea in their wake, as our heroes set out on their desperate journeys to find freedom and safety. If they are to succeed, they must first face down their fears and decide what sort of people they want to be. All of them have to grow up.
Not all of them will make it home.
Book 1 in the Al Andalus series

Long listed Children's Book of the Year Award 2016

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152944839
Publisher:	J.J. Anderson
Publication date:	03/28/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	508 KB

About the Author

Julie Anderson is a writer and author. She writes contemporary crime thrillers for Claret Press as Julie Anderson, her latest is 'Oracle' Book 2 in the Cassandra Fortune series which began with 'Plague'. She lives in south London and blogs occasionally about topics which interest her on the web-site www.julieandersonwriter.com. You can also find her on Twitter as jjulieanderson.
Julie is Chair of Trustees of Clapham Writers, the charitable organisation which produces the annual Clapham Book Festival, now in its fourth year and sponsors literacy and reading in the wider community. She curates literary events at Festivals such as the Lambeth Country Show and Crystal Palace Overground Festival. She edited the annual Story Bazaar Compendium series for four years, containing articles and fiction from a variety of contributors. Her non-fiction writing work appears in a variety of places, including on academic courses and other online sites.