A boy searching for his identity. A veteran trying to leave a legacy. Will the epic adventures of a WWII battleship reveal a teenager’s destiny?

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Northern England, 1975. Thirteen-year-old Harry Manning adores his grandfather. Tormented by his parents’ deaths, he’s shaken when his grandpa falls ill and is taken to the hospital. But when the elderly man returns home and buys a model of the HMS Hood to build with Harry, the teenager is entranced by the incredible narratives from the ship’s fateful final mission.

As they assemble each piece of the replica, his grandad’s tales as one of the vessel’s sole survivors let Harry see the young fighter inside the old man. But with Harry’s problems at school, he’s not sure hitting back is the right way to handle an aggressive bully…

Can Harry transform a war hero’s wisdom into the courage he needs to overcome life’s toughest challenges?

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The Making of Harry Manning is an endearing action-adventure novel. If you like underdog heroes, emotional themes, and a sprinkling of humor, then you’ll love Chris Pearsall’s coming-of-age tale.