PublishedPuffin, August 2015 |
ISBN9780141353845 |
FormatHardcover, 464 pages |
Dimensions18.4cm × 13.8cm × 3.5cm |
A beautiful hardback of a much-loved classic World War II story
Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW2. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London . . .
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.