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    At the Firefly Gate

    Linda Newbery

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    Henry is not happy when his parents move from London to the village of Crickford St. Thomas. But he soon forms a friendship with an elderly neighbour, Dottie, and she starts to tell him stories about the Second World War and about another Henry who was a navigator in the RAF.

    Then Henry sees a man standing at the garden gate, smoking a cigarette and surrounded by a cloud of fireflies. He appears to look straight at Henry - could he be the navigator And what is the significance of the ghost's appearance

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    Linda Newbery

    Linda Newbery is an award-winning children's author. Sisterland was shortlisted for the Carnegie Award, The Shell House was shortisted for the Carnegie and Guardian book prize and Set in Stone won the Costa Children's Book Prize. Linda lives in a small village in Oxfordshire with her husband and two cats.

    Linda Newbery has published over 30 books, ranging from a picture book to teenage fiction. She won the Costa Children's Book of the Year Award in 2006 and, for CATCALL, the Silver Award in the 2007 Nestle awards. Born in Essex, Linda lives in an Oxfordshire village with her husband and three cats. Apart from writing, she spends time reading, gardening, swimming, going to the cinema and theatre, and walking. She is an active speaker at conferences and regularly conducts writing workshops.

    Visit her website at http://www.lindanewbery.co.uk and like her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Linda-Newbery-author-page/159061854179521.

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