The Machine Gunners

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I first checked this book out of my local library. I completly loved it at 5 years of age I read it in about 5 days. Now at 11 I must say I have read it 5 times.I suggest if you like suspense and incredible writing you should get this book.

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Summary: Wow!
Review: I had had this book for about 2 years before even thinking of picking it up and when I did I read it in under half a day. It kept a constant grip on my imagination (mind you I am very interested in all sorts of aircraft) A GREAT READ!

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Summary: It's Alright
Review: I liked the machine gunners but it was a little complicated. Some British and German words I couldn't understand.

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Summary: Magic !
Review: I read this book a long time ago, as part of my schooling. Even at that age, I did not want to put this book down. This is a good one to pass on to young'uns, and alot of adults too. A must for the bookshelf me thinks.

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Summary: smashing,amzing and cool
Review: The machine gunner is an enjoyable book to read. It gave you a sense of what it was like to be a child in World War 2. It's interesting and fun to read, when Chas McGill finds a working machine gun with 2000 live rounds. He tries to keep this secret safe he builds a fortress with friends to fight the Germans in Garmouth Chas's hometown. I recommend this book to anyone because its full of action but historically it gives you information about what it would be like to live in world war 2 times

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Summary: Gunning a Good Book
Review: The Machine Gunners is a very good book, which I would recommend to readers of ages eleven to fourteen. It's set around 1949 to 1941 in a small town during World War 2. It involves a group of children, Chas, Aundrey, Carrot-juice, Nicky, Clogger and Cem, who find a machine gun and shoot down a German fighter plane during the air raids, causing the plane to crash. After ejecting from the plane, the pilot, Sergeant Rudi Gerlath, accidently stumles across the kids' hidden fortress, and is taken prisoner. It is a very good book, and out of a score of ten, I would give it an eight and a half to nine. Congradulations, Mr Westall, on writing such a good book.

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Summary: Great Book, Terrible Ending
Review: The Machine Gunners is a wonderfully written story. The descriptions of WWII life are amazing. All the characters are carefully built up and grow a lot throughout the story. The one drawback to the "majesty", is the abrupt ending. In one chapter they cut off each story line in somewhat of a cheezy way. No invasion ever happens, and the kids are split up, never to meet again. Overall, the book is action-packed, quick reading and totally unpredictable.