{"product_id":"the-dolphin-crossing-9780571296248","title":"The Dolphin Crossing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jill Paton Walsh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Faber Finds\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Faber Finds\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping wartime adventure story for young readers \u003ci\u003eThe Dolphin Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e (first published in 1967) marked the fiction debut of Jill Paton Walsh subsequently a celebrated author of detective stories and novels for adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dolphin Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e is set in 1940 at the height of the Second World War and concerns two boys: John a boarding school boy and Pat an evacuee from a London slum. Together John and Pat make a daring plan to sail a boat across the English Channel to Dunkirk. Foolhardy as their plan may seem the boys are sure they must do something to help the stranded British soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A story of friendship and growth for two teen-aged boys... A comprehensive presentation of many points of view (the professional soldier the battle-scarred the wife and mother) combines with understanding of adolescent psychology in a well-paced evocation of the way it was. \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber Finds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47780707762327,"sku":"9780571296248","price":1505.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780571296248.webp?v=1778047465","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-dolphin-crossing-9780571296248","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}