Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing
Summer 1940. As the cuckoo sings out across the Lake District, life is about to change for ever for local boy Tommy and his friend Sally, the mysterious evacuee girl who lives on the neighbouring farm. When they find a wounded Nazi airman in the woods, Sally persuades Tommy not to report it but to keep the German hidden. This starts a chain of events that leads to the uncovering of secrets about Sally’s past and a summer of adventure that neither child will ever forget.
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781839132094
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 207 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
"A ripping wartime adventure and a love letter to Lakeland’s farms and fells" - Melissa Harrison
"With a brilliant cast of characters, dialogue to die for and a tone reminiscent of Robert Westall at his finest, I was hooked from the very first page" - Phil Earle
"Beautifully written... A moving story about identity and finding your family for fans of "Carrie's War" and "Goodnight Mister Tom"" - The Bookseller
"an exciting and lively story... It is great fun" - Books for Keeps
"A lovely story about adventure and trust" - The School Librarian
CUCKOO SUMMER is a charming wartime novel about friendship, compassion and secrets. This is a refreshing take on the wartime novel – here the adventure is set in the Lake District where the war is present but in the... More
This is set in the Lake District during wartime. Tommy is a Lake District boy whose family own a small farm. His mother died and his father is missing in action, so he lives with his three aunts. His friend Sally... More
Full of heart and beautifully evocative of its time and setting, this was a great read that I'd recommend to anyone wanting to introduce their 10-13 year old to historical fiction. The characters were vividly and... More
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