'The Blitz is conveyed with such urgent realism, wonderful depth and great drama.' Anthony McGowan, author of Dogs of the Deadlands
Under the London Sky
Without the Blitz, they would never have met
Description
London, September 1940. Deep in the Underground, taking shelter from the bombs, four teenagers meet.
Fourteen-year-old Ella walks with a limp. Some days, she feels like a laughing stock. Other days, like no one sees her at all. Quinn is fifteen, fancy and fearless. She’s run away from home with a bag of family jewels and big ideas about changing the world. Jack is sixteen and doesn’t care about anything anymore – he’s already lost it all. And then there’s Sebastian, Quinn’s older brother. He used to be her hero. Until he became a traitor
A coming-of-age historical novel for teens from internationally bestselling children's author, Anna Woltz.
Pages224
Released2025
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOneworld Publications
ISBN9781836430629
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
Anna Woltz is an internationally bestselling children’s author based in the Netherlands. She has written twenty-six books for young readers, which have been translated into twenty-four languages and won numerous prizes. My Especially Weird Week with Tess, which Rock the Boat will publish in 2023, was made into an award-winning film titled My Extraordinary Summer with Tess. It has been translated into thirteen languages.
Reviews
'Woltz's achievement is significant.' Books for Keeps
