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The Midnight Guardians
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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- CCML
- 19-11-20
AMAZING
This book is an action filled adventure with twists and turns! Five stars in my book. BUY IT!!!!
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- Mike Watson
- 18-01-21
Everything and More...
Ok... there’s a lot to process here...
World War II evacuee, the Holocaust, the fight of the Jews in 1930s Germany, kindertransport, the blitz, family torn apart by war and tragedy... oh, and UK mythology and magic... so yeah... kind of a lot to take in, and yet Ross has created a superb cast of characters that seem to live out 2 or 3 stories in one... honestly - this, is a flipping good book!
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- OBB
- 10-01-21
Judaism, religion, world war 2 and magic
An eclectic mix of themes that are thinly veiled beneath a children's story. Quite long in parts but a decent story that hammers home messages about war and anti-Semitism.
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- becky williams
- 01-01-21
A must read
Loved this story!!
It's a great adventure with a lovely message about friendship and over coming fear. The last 10 chapters I couldn't stop listening. I would fully recommend this story for both adults and children 8+.