A captivating World War II story with a high-stakes ending
that explores the moral dilemma of helping the enemy.
'This is an intense, thought-provoking, and deeply satisfying
read.' TEACH SECONDARY
'This book grabbed me from page one' HISTORICAL
NOVEL SOCIETY
Summer, 1941.
For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by a faceless
enemy, marching across places he's never seen. Until the night
it comes to him.
A German plane is shot down over the woods that his Dad looked
after, before he went off to fight. Peter rushes to the crash site
to find something exciting to keep. But what he finds instead
is someone: a young and injured German airman. The enemy. Here. And
in trouble.
Suddenly, helping him seems like the right thing to do ...
An exciting and thought-provoking World War II adventure
for ages 9 and up
Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo, Michelle Magorian
and Phil Earle
From the acclaimed author of Nisha's War
and My Brother's Secret
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
ISBN: 9781912626359
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 230 g
Dimensions: 203 x 145 x 22 mm
I will definitely be recommending this whenever I ahve people asking me about books dealing with WW2. I've NEVER come across another book that explicitly makes the distinction between 'Nazis' and... More
We are already a fan of Dan Smith having read some of his adult thrillers and children's books but he found out that I hadn't read My Friend the Enemy so I had no choice but to rectify this quickly! Well you... More
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