Code Name Kingfisher

£12.99

The powerful new World War II novel from bestselling and award-winning author Liz Kessler.

ISBN: 9781398512498 Author: Kessler, Liz Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publication Date: 14th September 2023 Imprint: Simon & Schuster Children's Cover: Hardback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 368 Language: English Edition: Hardback original Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Subjects: ,

From million-copy bestselling author Liz Kessler comes the powerful new landmark World War II novel for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Phil Earle. 

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time story of bravery, betrayal and daring defiance. A story that will change Liv and her family forever?
 
Holland, 1942. The world is at war and as the Nazis’ power grows, Jewish families are in terrible danger. Twelve-year-old Mila and her older sister Hannie are sent to live with a family in another city with new identities and the strict instruction not to tell anyone that they are Jewish.
 
Hannie, determined to fight back, is swept into the Dutch resistance as an undercover agent: Code Name Kingfisher.  And though Mila does her best to make friends and keep out of trouble, there is danger at every turn and the sisters are soon left questioning who they can trust?

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