A wonderful book that is really hard to put down.Recommend it to as many friends as possible,especially those who have forgotten what it's likde to be a child.

'Daring ... As black as comedy gets before it becomes something else entirely'

The 1970s. Summer. Deep in the English Countryside. Four of us - Gang. Waiting for war against the Russkis. But our war, when it came, wasn't with them, And it didn't take place in the streets and fields, where we thought it would, but in our homes, our kitchens and bedrooms. And there were no marvellous explosions, medals or cheering. There was glory, though. More than enough glory for all, had all been inclined to take it. And by the time it was over, two of us would be dead ...

'Should put Toby Litt firmly and deservedly in the big league. An extra ordinary book, one of the most disturbing I have ever read ... By the end one is appalled, yet strangely, exhilarated. It's dauntingly good'

'Litt is rare among younger novelists in having published nothing except good work ... an exciting and terrifying novel, deadkidsongs speaks eloquently of the attractions of youthful violence, at the same time as presenting a more sceptical perspective on the boys. It deserves its place alongside Litt's other outstanding works'

SUMMER

CHAPTER ONE 

 Matthew

CHAPTER TWO

 Andrew

CHAPTER THREE

 Paul

CHAPTER FOUR

 Peter

CHAPTER FIVE

 Matthew

CHAPTER SIX

 Andrew

CHAPTER SEVEN

 Paul

CHAPTER EIGHT

 Peter

CHAPTER NINE

 Andrew

CHAPTER TEN

 Paul

CHAPTER ELEVEN

 Peter

WINTER,ALSO

CHAPTER TWELVE

 Andrew

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

 Paul

CHAPTER THIRTEEN,ALSO

 Peter(Paul)