By Robin Scott-Elliot (author)
"A gripping, utterly convincing wartime spy story "
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The game of hide and seek played in Robin Scott-Elliot’s wartime adventure is a deadly one. Amélie is hiding in the wardrobe when the Gestapo arrive and arrest her mother, father and older brother. Aged just 13, she’s on her own in Paris, having to fend for herself and stay hidden from the Nazi soldiers.
When luck brings her into contact with the Resistance, she finds a new family and carries on playing ever more dangerous games. Still only a child, she learns to trust no-one, and escapes to England for training with the SOE before returning to Paris for one final, desperate mission. Her story convinces us completely and there were real children like Amélie involved in the Resistance.
It vividly creates a sense of the times and of the terrifying daily lives of agents like Amélie.
Readers will also enjoy The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein while Sufiya Ahmed tells the true story of SOE operative Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan in the My Story series.
A thrilling new page turner by Robin Scott-Elliot author of The Tzar's Curious Runaways and The Acrobats of Agra.
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When Amelie Dreyfus hides in her mother's wardrobe it's a game; when she comes out it's a matter of life or death. With her family taken, Amelie has to fend for herself in Nazi-occupied France - she's no choice but to resist.
In the Resistance life hangs by a thread. Betrayed, Amelie's forced to flee to Britain. But Paris is home and she returns to face one final, desperate mission.
"A powerful wartime adventure." The Bookseller
Praise for Robin Scott-Elliot;
“A brilliantly suspenseful novel, which should have even the most reluctant reader eager to reach the next cliff-edge” The Telegraph
“Vivid adventure.” The Observer
“Beautifully crafted and brimming with adventure.” A. M. Howell
“A vividly told.” Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
“A vivid and vibrant adventure celebrating difference and friendship.” Clare Balding
“Storytelling magic!” The Reader Teacher
Robin Scott-Elliot has been a sports journalist for 25 years with the BBC, ITV, the Sunday Times, the Independent and the `i', covering every sport you can think of and a few you probably can't. He threw that all away to move home to Scotland and write, where his daughters persuaded him to write a story for them. He lives on the west coast with his wife and two children.
Hide and Seek was a Spectator Children’s Book of the Year for 2021. Robin's debut, The Tzar's Curious Runaways was a Telegraph Children’s Book of the Year for 2019. The Acrobats of Agra was one of the Observer’s Children’s Books of the Year for 2020.
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A thrilling new page turner by Robin Scott-Elliot author of The Tzar's Curious Runaways and The Acrobats of Agra. Paris, 1942.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Hide and Seek and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Hide and Seek features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Historical Fiction, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations
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Hide and Seek was written by Robin Scott-Elliot and published by Everything With Words
Hide and Seek has 325 pages
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