{"product_id":"five-boys-9780060013950","title":"Five Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Bobby is evacuated from London to a remote Devonshire village, a strange new chapter of his life begins. Empty of its menfolk, the village is given over to the \"stay behinds\" the women, the old and young, and five terrifying boys who accuse Bobby of being a Nazi spy. Then, there is the enigmatic Bee King, a mysterious figure who exercises a powerful, hypnotic influence on the village, and especially the boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the days wind down to the D-day invasion and the Allied soldiers crash the beaches along the French coast, the villagers will enact their own drama -- a tense interplay of events that will engulf them all and ulti- mately reveal the truth about the Bee King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly captivating and thoroughly researched, \u003cem\u003eFive Boys\u003c\/em\u003e is the tale of the war's impact on the home front, bringing to light a lost place and time with an expert touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mick Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.89h x 5.13w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060013950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e73463 \/ Five Boys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Mick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mick Jackson was born in Great Harwood in Lancashire, England. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Underground Man, \u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Royal Society of Authors' First Novel Award. While researching \u003cem\u003eFive Boys, \u003c\/em\u003e he enrolled in beekeeping classes and to this day, keeps two hives at his home in Brighton, England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39921773543539,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6c1b31bc-0984-472d-9d3e-ff8d5f382d47.jpg?v=1647351438","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/five-boys-9780060013950","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}