by Melvin Burgess · A & C Black Publishers Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780713661064
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«Robbers on the Road» is the historical novel for young readers by Melvin Burgess, published by A & C Black in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Two boys try to pass themselves off as bandits to trick their master. The adventure is told from two perspectives, and they soon discover they have entered the territory of another highwayman. In a period of tension between Britain and Spain, with religion as a backdrop, the story combines humor and emotion up to a final twist.
It is an installment of the Tudor Flashbacks collection, a series of historical fiction for young readers, published in 2003.
Recommended for young readers aged 9 and up, especially those interested in historical adventures.
Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
