The New Recruit
Sixteen-years-old Liam is naturally bright and sharp, but directionless. He's a thrill seeker by nature until one night a stunt goes horribly wrong and his best friend is killed. Liam is devastated. Fast forward a year and Liam is training to be a soldier, desperate to forget his... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780857531766 |
| Published |
18 January 2013 by Random House |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By McNab, Andy |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780857531766 |
| ISBN-10 |
085753176X |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days |
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| Publisher |
Random House |
| Imprint |
Doubleday Children's Books |
| Publication Date |
18 January 2013
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| International Publication Date |
3 January 2013 |
| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By McNab, Andy |
| Category |
Adventure Stories
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| Interest Age |
12-15 years |
| Reading Age |
12-15 years |
| NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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| Number of Pages |
272 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 135mm
Height: 215mm
Spine: 20mm |
| Weight |
294g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
294845 |
Description of this Book
Sixteen-years-old Liam is naturally bright and sharp, but directionless. He's a thrill seeker by nature until one night a stunt goes horribly wrong and his best friend is killed. Liam is devastated. Fast forward a year and Liam is training to be a soldier, desperate to forget his past and wanting to move on and make something of his life. The new recruit training is not just tough, it's grueling and almost breaks him but he makes it. Before long, he's in the unforgiving terrain of Afghanistan. In the heat of battle against an enemy who most certainly want him dead - he's faced with his past and realises he has more to fear than just enemy soldiers...
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
A thrilling action-adventure about modern army training. -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller 20121026 |
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Author's Bio
As a teenage delinquent, Andy McNab kicked against society. As a young soldier he fought against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 SAS he was at the centre of covert operations for nine years - on five continents. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS. Since then Andy McNab has become one of the world's bestselling writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. As well as three nonfiction bestsellers, he is the author of the bestselling Nick Stone thrillers. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK, works in the film industry advising Hollywood on everything from covert procedure to training civilian actors to act like soldiers and he continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities. www.andymcnab.co.uk
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