Not all children were evacuated to the countryside or distant Canada or Australia. Many of them remained at home, sharing the dangers of the Blitz with their families, friends and neighbours.
Brian James' novel follows the adventures of Alan and his mates Tommy and Alan's sometime bully Wilkie bunk odd school, explore the streets of their part of London, playing in bombsites and burnt out or abandoned houses.
Whilst they are merely having fun others out on the streets have far more serious and nefarious matters on their minds and they become enmeshed into the dark world of a gang of dedicated looters.
As the police close in on the gang Alan and his schoolmates are sucked into a deadly battle for survival by an evil killer and the police.
Can they escape the clutches of the gang? Return to the relative safety of their family bomb shelters as the bombs rain down on the civilian populace of London?
This is a gripping story and aimed at children who are at Keystage 2. Always provided they can rescue it from their parents and grandparents, that is!
It's published by the Claret Press and very well illustrated by Oscar Clarke.
It costs £8.99 in paperback at https://payhip.com/b/KEgl.
It is an ideal book for bulk purchase for schools and libraries and will make a fantastic Christmas stocking filler.
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