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Pied Piper (Paperback)
Short Description for Pied PiperJohn Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort.
Full description- Publisher: Vintage Classics
- Published: 03 September 2009
- Format: Paperback 320 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Classics
- ISBN 13: 9780099530220 ISBN 10: 0099530228
- Sales rank: 65,888
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Full description for Pied Piper
This title includes an introduction by John Boyne. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside, constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges.

