The HarperCollins Children's Classics

When a bomb during an air raid destroys Harry''s home and kills his family, he knows that he is all alone in the world and has only himself to rely on. Anxious that he will be sent to live with his fussy Cousin Elsie he goes on the run across the war-battered land of North East England, his only friend in his journey a stray dog that he meets on the beach. Will Harry ever find a place to call home again, or will he be on the run forever?

About the author

Robert Westall was born October 1929, in Tynemouth, England. His first book, The Machine Gunners, was published in 1975, for which he won the Carnegie Medal. Amongst many more prizes and accolades, he won the Carnegie for the second time in 1980, with The Scarecrows. He died in 1993.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Westall
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.04.2025
• EAN: 9780008726553
• ISBN: 978-0-00-872655-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: HarperCollins Children’s Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Runaways, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), North & North East England, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), c 1940 to c 1949, Interest age: from c 9 years, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Loneliness, isolation, Children’s / Teenage: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Military & war fiction