When they 1st get there, Mrs Thomas picks them & takes them home. What they find will change Jimmy, & the village, forever. He finds an ally in someone he never expected to, & they set off to find out the secrets that lie w/the skull. Who can he trust? His best friend has become a stranger, & his brother is too little. Then he finds a skull in a tree, & the valley seems more dangerous than the war. It’s VERY different from London, & he feels very out of place. Jimmy & his little brother Ronnie are evacuated to a small village in Wales.
The author even says in the back she read real life accounts, & even spoke to someone who’s was evacuated to South Wales w/his brother-just like the brothers in the book were! This is set in Fall 1939. It was a nice change to see the time from their perspective. Wow! This was even better than I was expecting it to be! I think this was my 1st read about children evacuees from WWII.
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