Product Description

Charles Henderson is the last British spy left in occupied France in 1940, living on a farm near Calais with four runaway kids cut adrift by the war. He and his young agents are playing a dangerous game: translating for the German high command and sending information back to Britain about the Nazi plans to invade England in September, on Eagle Day. The RAF must destroy the Nazi invasion fleet, but Northern France is heavily defended and the camouflaged barges are impossible to target at night. Together, Henderson and his team hatch a daring plan to guide the British bombers to their target. Their lives are on the line, but the stakes couldn’t possibly be higher.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1015 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Review
'Muchamore's plain, punchy,often funny style ... is highly effective. This clever, tense novel is a great way of getting bored boys interested in history.' (The Escape) (Amanda Craig, The Times )

'It has the feel of something quite big and satisfying...Muchamore's voice is fresh and direct.' (The Escape) (The Daily Telegraph )

'Mixes espionage and gritty realism when dealing with children in the midst of a war' (Waterstones Quarterly, March 2009 )

'This book was un-putdownable. It gripped me from start to finish, and was just as good as the CHERUB series, if not better.' (The Escape) (Aaron, 14, First News )

Praise for books in the CHERUB series: 'Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true.' (The Sunday Express )

'an exciting action packed tale... a thrilling page turner that you won't want to put down'

About the Author
Robert Muchamore was born in Islington in 1972 and spent thirteen years working as a private investigator. He was inspired to create the CHERUB series by his nephews` complaints about the lack of anything for them to read!

Customer Reviews

eagle day
i decided to buy eagle day after reading the cherub series and the book met up to my expectations. It is based in ww2 in france and is writen very well, and there is adventure non stop , i would highly recommend it to any one between 10-18.

Realistic, believable- for young and old alike
I've read many books by this author and one things always impresses me. The dialogue. Some authors muck it up entirely and the conversations sound so fake and cheesy you do not want to read on. Now Muchamore, manages a realistic style of dialogue, made even more impressive as most of the conversations take place between children- it sounds utterly like what teenagers would say and react.
He also manages to recreate the atmosphere perfectly, and i can see the book is well researched and thought out. I'm looking forward to the next book!

Excellent sequel from a great author.
After reading the previous book in the 'Henderson's boys series' I decided to pre-order this book. I was not dissapointed. The author manages to provide a gritty realistic picture of occupied France as well as a good plot and relateable characters. Overall five stars - a definite recommendation - Buy this book!