Enemy at the Gate
by Philippa Werry
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It's December 1936 when the first polio cases are suspected. Soon a polio epidemic is sweeping the country. Schools are closed, swimming pools and movie theatres banned to children, and travel is restricted. Tom is the best runner in the school, but you can't outrun polio, and nobody knows when it will strike next. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.Tags
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wegc Both are about an epidemic moving ever closer while the main character gets on with life in spite of looming disaster.
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Thoroughly enjoyed - recommend for senior primary level. An insight into life during simpler times, without all the mod-cons and luxuries of the modern world.
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Philippa Werry was born in 1958. She is a New Zealand author who writes for children and young people. She writes fiction, non-fiction, stories, plays, and magazine and newspaper articles. Her titles include A New Life, Best Mates, Bushfire! and Dawn Parade. She made The New Zealand Best Seller's List with her title Waitangi Day - the New Zealand show more Story: What it is and Why it Matters and Anzac Day - The New Zealand Story: What it is and Why it Matters. In 2015 she made the shortlist for the Joy Cowley Award with her title This is Where I Stand. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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