| Author: | Vince Cross | ISBN: | 9781407132907 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic | Publication: | March 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Scholastic Non Fiction | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vince Cross |
| ISBN: | 9781407132907 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic |
| Publication: | March 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Scholastic Non Fiction |
| Language: | English |
"As Dad went out for the evening shift, he looked up and said grimly 'If they're ever going to come, it'll be on a night like this.' And sure enough the first air raid warning came at a few minutes past nine." It's 1940. Edie Benson lives happily with her family in Lewisham, London. Little does she know that the summer will be one of air-raid sirens and bombs raining down, tearing the heart out of London. As the city she loves is turned to a smoking wreck, it will soon become too dangerous for children, and Edie will be sent away from everything she knows and loves...
"As Dad went out for the evening shift, he looked up and said grimly 'If they're ever going to come, it'll be on a night like this.' And sure enough the first air raid warning came at a few minutes past nine." It's 1940. Edie Benson lives happily with her family in Lewisham, London. Little does she know that the summer will be one of air-raid sirens and bombs raining down, tearing the heart out of London. As the city she loves is turned to a smoking wreck, it will soon become too dangerous for children, and Edie will be sent away from everything she knows and loves...
