A gripping first-hand account of life back home during
World War Two.
Britain has been fighting the Second World War for five
years and, with his father away serving in the navy, Jimmy feels
responsible for looking after his mother and sister. But when
he loses track of time at the cinema, Jimmy finds himself in real
trouble. It's dark and the sirens are blaring - it's a bombing
raid! Forced to spend the night in a shelter, when he
finally gets home, there's no home to go to. The house has been
bombed out and his mother and sister are nowhere to be found.
How will Jimmy survive alone on the dangerous streets of London?
And will he ever find his family?
BOOKS IN THE SERIES
Blackout (WW2)
Coming Home (WWI)
Escape From Pompeii
Freedom (slavery)
Independence (Ireland 1920)
Plague
Titanic
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Tony Bradman writes for children of all ages and reviews children's books for the Daily Telegraph. He is particularly known for his best-selling Dilly the Dinosaur series (Egmont). For Orchard he has written two Red Apples, Aftershock and Hurricane, as well as The Orchard Book of Swords, Sorcerers and Superheroes. He lives in Kent.
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