In the final months of World War II, ten-year-old Peggy shelters with her mother and baby brother in a London butcher's shop during an air raid. They survive, but their home and everything in it are lost, including Peggyís most treasured possession, a biscuit tin of letters from her father. Their lives change dramatically and Peggy makes friends with a boy named Spud who has a passion for scavenging bombsites, leading to more than one surprising discovery.
Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice, starred selection | 2006 | Commended
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award | 2007 | Short-listed
Rocky Mountain Book Award (RMBA) | 2007 | Short-listed
Forest of Reading Silver Birch Fiction Award | 2007 | Nominated
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