Mum and Dad were taking their time getting to the shelter tonight. What was keeping them? When the whistling sound of the bombs began, Harry started counting - if you were still counting at ten the bombs had missed you - and the last thing he remembered was saying ‘seven’.With his world in ruins, Harry sets off on an incredible journey, alone except for Don the dog, bombed-out like himself.
Harry meets kindness and cruelty along the way, but he is a survivor and through his troubles he begins to learn about himself and other people - though there is one last battle that he is not prepared for...
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