Doodlebug Alley - Robert E Swindells

It's the summer of 1944, and doodlebugs - Hitler's deadly flying bombs - are raining down bringing fear and destruction. Nobody is safe, and the next attack could come at any moment. When it seems like the war will tear Sandy's family apart, can they find the courage to survive? A thrilling and accessible introduction to the Second World War for younger readers, as seen and experienced by an ordinary child of the time.

Robert Swindells left school at the age of fifteen and joined the Royal Air Force at seventeen-and-a-half. After the RAF he worked at a variety of jobs, then trained and worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. Robert lives with his wife on the Yorkshire moors. He has written many books for young people, and won a number of awards including the prestigious Carnegie Medal, and multiple wins of the Red House Children's Book Award.