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7th Day of DFB Christmas

07 December 2014

It's...

CLOSE TO THE WIND by Jon Walter!

Here's DFB's fabulous MD Simon Mason to tell you all about it!

Close to the Wind is a beautiful and moving novel about a boy and his grandfather trying to escape from their war-torn country on the last boat to leave, but without a ticket, how can they hope to get out?

Here's p104 as the perfect taster...

What's more...

We're delighted to offer SIGNED COPIES of CLOSE TO THE WIND, available now from the DFB Shop!

Bonus Feature...Have you read?

...The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnson?

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2014, Rachel Campbell-Johnson's book is a "scary, funny, heartwarming book" - Michael Morpurgo.

It is available now from the DFB Shop!