The Fire-Eaters
by Almond, David
ALA Notable/Best BooksGuardian Children's Fiction PrizeBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsBCCB Blue Ribbon BookALA Best Book for Young AdultsEnglandHopeIllness
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AR Book Level
3.6
AR Points
5
Word Count
37,751
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
79071 EN
About this book
In 1962 England, despite observing his father's illness and the suffering of the fire-eating Mr. McNulty, as well as enduring abuse at school and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby and his family and friends still find reasons to rejoice.