Postcards from No Man's Land
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| Postcards from No Man's Land | |
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| Author(s) | Aidan Chambers |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dance Sequence |
| Genre(s) | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
| Publication date | 7 January 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0370323769 |
| OCLC Number | 40716511 |
| Preceded by | The Toll Bridge |
| Followed by | This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn |
Postcards from No Man's Land (1999) is a young adult novel by Aidan Chambers. The book follows the experiences of 17-year-old Jacob Todd as he visits Amsterdam during the commemmoration of the Battle of Arnhem, in which his grandfather fought.[1]
Postcards from No Man's Land won the 2003 Michael L. Printz Award,[2] as well as the Carnegie Medal for 1999.[3]
In 2001 it was included in a list of recommended books for teenage boys in The Guardian newspaper, where it was described as a "seriously good and compulsively readable novel that spans 50 years and two interwoven stories of love, betrayal and self-discovery".[4]
It is the fifth novel in the Dance Sequence of six novels, followed by This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Skellig |
Carnegie Medal recipient 1999 |
Succeeded by The Other Side of Truth |
| Preceded by A Step From Heaven |
Michael L. Printz Award Winner 2003 |
Succeeded by The First Part Last |
