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Real Guns confronts the topical issues of gun control and the effects of war—past and present—on returning soldiers and their families. Jon, like many young boys, is fascinated by guns. He finds a loaded pistol hidden under his parents’ bed, with nearly tragic consequences. Ages 10+. The close call prompts his father to explain to Jon why he needs to keep the gun, forging a much closer bond between father and son, and emphasising the need for parents to talk to their children about issues affecting their safety. Patrick Murphy’s stunning illustrations are a perfect complement to Reiter’s timeless story, allowing younger readers to better understand why guns are at once a necessary part of contemporary life but also a danger when they get into the wrong hands. Dr David P Reiter is an multi-award winning author and publisher living in Brisbane. He has written sixteen fiction, poetry and children’s titles, as well as scripts and multimedia. He’s won the Queensland Premier’s Award and been shortlisted for the Steele Rudd and Adelaide Festival Awards. He’s presented his work to audiences in Australia and overseas and received several grants from the Australia Council and Arts Queensland. Patrick J Murphy B.A. was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he still lives and works. He studied art and art history at Belfast Institute and exhibits his contemporary oil paintings internationally. Past exhibitions include the Agora Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
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Jon thought about the plastic machine gun his father bought him for his sixth birthday. It was huge and dark green and Jon could fill it up with water and outlast all the other boys on the block. With one squeeze of the trigger he could shoot a stream of water clear across the street. But he knew it wasn’t a real gun. Jon’s father kept a real gun in the house. Jon knew because he’d heard his father and mother talking about the gun one night when he was supposed to be asleep. ‘I want you to get rid of that gun,’ his mother had said. ‘I can’t,’ his father said. ‘But it scares me,’ his mother said. ‘There’s no need to be frightened,’ his father said. ‘It’s in a safe place.’ ‘I know where it is,’ his mother said. ‘Of course,’ his father said. ‘You and 1 have no secrets.’ He lay there in bed thinking about his father’s gun. If only 1 could see it, he thought. Just once. But first he’d have to find it.
Subject categories
- Academic > Literature > Fiction in English > Juvenile belles lettres
- Political Science > Arms Control
- Sports & Recreation > Shooting
- Children's & Young Adult Fiction > Boys & Men
- Children's & Young Adult Fiction > Action & Adventure
- Children's & Young Adult Fiction > Social Situations
- Juvenile Nonfiction
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9781921479762
9781876819842
1921479760