Omschrijving
A deadly contagion races through England...Isabel and her family have nowhere to run from a disease that has killed half of Europe. When the world she knows and loves ends for ever, her only weapon is courage. All Fall Down is a powerful and inspiring story of survival in the face of real-life horror.
"A gripping young adult novel"
"This is a gripping novel… children who love history’s grisly bits will enjoy"
"I was gripped by this book… Highly recommended"
"An incredible story of survival and courage"
"A gripping and thought-provoking novel"
"Nicholls showcases the exceptionally brutal nature of the Black Death throughout... the insurmountable stress creating rifts between family members and believable domestic conflict... a greatly immersive read that would be perfect for a history class."
Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.