Red, White and Blue

by Robert Leeson

Wain's brother is a thug, his father went missing during the Falklands War and Wain has started at a new school. Wain starts to write things down to work things out for himself. On red, white and blue paper, Wain produces three versions of events, which combine to reveal what is really happening.

Genres: Childrens

178 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Born in Cheshire in 1928, Robert Leeson was a journalist for forty years, interrupted by army service in Egypt. He began to write for children in the 1960s and has had over 65 books published. In 1985 he received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature.
Also published as R.A. Leeson

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book that relates to the Falklands War. What made this four stars instead of three was the unusual format of the book. There was a "homework" diary section, a "personal" diary section and a fantasy novel section, each in a different colour and with a border in the relevant colour and each colour reflecting the title and the subject of the book.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took a long time to track this book down at 32. I first read it when I was 14/15 in Secondary School under the watchful eye of Mrs Yeomans. I remember loving it back then and in one of those moments where I remembered the different coloured pages I thought I’d like to read it again.

Despite being twice the age since I first read this it was still engaging. The historical context of the Faulklands War doesn’t make it harder to understand, and the themes within the story are still things that are true to modern day. This will definitely be one of the books I give my children to read...if I ever have any 🤣