The Yellowcake Conspiracy NWS |
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| Editor:
| Davies, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-435-13205-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education
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| Imprint: | Heinemann Secondary |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Fourteen-year-old Haroun divides his time between herding cows and working in a uranium mine. When the director of the mine is murdered, an agent of the French government appears and recruits Haroun as a spy. Haroun soon finds himself torn by divided cultural loyalties; but when he unearths a shocking nuclear conspiracy, he plunges into a deadly race against time.
Perfect for teaching:
Fourteen-year-old Haroun divides his time between herding cows and working in a uranium mine. When the director of the mine is murdered, an agent of the French government appears and recruits Haroun as a spy. Haroun soon finds himself torn by divided cultural loyalties; but when he unearths a shocking nuclear conspiracy, he plunges into a deadly race against time.
Perfect for teaching:
- multiple text forms
- how to build supsense
- different cultures.