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Fathom five

Robert Westall

1980212 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1980
first published
  • 1979Macmillan · 212 pages · ENGISBN 9780333273852
  • 1980Greenwillow Books · 242 pages · ENGISBN 9780688802868
  • 1982Puffin · 249 pages · ENGISBN 9780140313536
  • 1995Peter Smith Publisher IncISBN 9780844666648
  • 1996Macmillan Children's Books · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780330322300
  • 1990Random House Books for Young Readers · ENGISBN 9780679801313

A teenage boy and his friends spend the spring of 1943 trying to discover who in Garmouth, a sleepy English seaport, is passing information to the Germans.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

Reading situationRead aloud
ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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