Authors: William Bell
The Blue Helmet (16 page)
William Bell’s young adult novels have been translated into nine languages and have won many awards, among them the Ruth Schwartz Award for Excellence, the Belgium Award for Excellence, the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, the Mr. Christie’s Award, and the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year Award. William Bell lives in Orillia, Ontario with author Ting-xing Ye.
Copyright © 2006 William Bell
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THE BLUE HELMET
Seal Books/published by arrangement with Doubleday Canada
Doubleday Canada hardcover edition published 2006
Doubleday Canada paperback edition published 2007
Seal Books edition published February 2009
eISBN: 978-0-385-67230-6
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