If the Invader Comes

About the author

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of many books for young readers, including the Young Quills Award winner After the War and FCBG Children’s Book Award winners Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.

Product details

• Authors: Palmer Tom
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 07.05.2026
• EAN: 9780008802226
• ISBN: 978-0-00-880222-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 270 g
• Series: Allies
• Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Interest age: from c 11 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories