Description: A thrilling YA historical fiction novel from renowned children's author, Anna Woltz
A Telegraph best new children's book A Daily Mail book of the year London, September 1940. Deep in the Underground, taking shelter from the bombs, four teenagers meet. Without the Blitz, they never would have met. Fourteen-year-old Ella walks with a limp. Some days, she feels like a laughing stock. Other days, like no one sees her at all. Quinn is fifteen, fancy and fearless. She's run away from home with a bag of family jewels and big ideas about changing the world. Jack is sixteen and doesn't care about anything anymore - he's already lost it all. And then there's Sebastian, Quinn's older brother. He used to be her hero. Until he became a traitor A coming-of-age historical novel for teens from internationally bestselling children's author, Anna Woltz.Brief description: Anna Woltz is an internationally bestselling children's author based in the Netherlands. She has written twenty-six books for young readers, which have been translated into twenty-four languages and won numerous prizes. My Especially Weird Week with Tess, which Rock the Boat will publish in 2023, was made into an award-winning film titled My Extraordinary Summer with Tess. It has been translated into thirteen languages.
Review Quotes: 'Gripping, realistic, and surprisingly hopeful, offering glimmers of life's possibilities once class and economic differences have been erased--if only the characters can survive the war.' BookList