Billy's mum doesn't believe the bombs will drop on Balham, and refuses to send him and his sister away. By September 1940, Billy is caught up in the Blitz, an event so terrifying it will take every ounce of courage for him to survive and keep his family together. Barbara Mitchelhill's previous WWII novel }Run Rabbit Run{ was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Ages: 9 Life in Balham has certainly changed for Billy: no school, no friends and, because of rationing, no treats. Hitler has a plan for the destruction of London and soon Billy is caught up in the Blitz: an event so terrifying, it will take every ounce of courage for him to survive in war-torn Balham and keep his family together.
