London, 1939. Must Molly stay and face the bombs? World War Two is starting. Everyone’s talking about air raids and Hitler. London is no place for a child to be. That’s why city kids like Molly are being evacuated to the country. Molly can’t wait. She’s terrified of the war. But Mum has other ideas. She says Molly must stay to help with the war effort – trapped in London, at the heart of the danger. Even worse, there’s not enough food for people, let alone pets. It looks as if Molly’s dog, Bertie, will have to go. So Molly decides to escape. Along with Bertie, she stows away on a train. But where are they going? How will they live? And who can they trust?

A World War Two story by top author Holly Webb

Captures the spirit of Britain at the start of the war

Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Megan Rix

A fantastic backup for the school history curriculum

Big themes of resilience, identity, loss and belonging

Holly’s many books include Return to the Secret Garden

Product Details

Catalogue number

352 in EU Primary September 2019

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407191904

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

October 3rd, 2019

Other details

336 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Holly Webb

Holly is the best-selling author of lots of brilliant books for children.

Holly read Classics at Cambridge and was working as a children’s book editor when she began writing for children. She is particularly well known for her animal stories, like Lost in the Snow and the Molly’s Magic and Animalmagic series. Look out too for Victorian crime caper Maisie Hitchins and fantasy adventure Emily Feather. For older readers, don’t miss the Rose and Lily books, about magical girls and their adventures.

She lives in Reading with her family and two very spoilt cats!