Description
Shrapnel Boys
The bestselling author of Shipwrecked delivers a thrilling and emotional story set during the London Blitz, as Ronnie’s attempts to keep his younger brother from falling in with the wrong crowd lead to the uncovering of explosive secrets about the war.
An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.
‘There’s a war going on out there, and I’m missing it.’
When war comes to London in 1939, Ronnie Smith is scared and excited: scared of the bombs that fall at night, but excited to race his friends to collect the best bits of shrapnel every morning.
But for Ronnie, the battles aren’t just in the sky and on the streets. They’re at school and at home too. His little brother is up to no good with a secret job and dangerous new friends, and Ronnie’s worried he’s getting himself into big trouble.
Ronnie’s desperate to help his little brother. But he isn’t expecting to uncover secrets that could change the fate of the whole war…
Author: Jenny Pearson
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Limited (2025)
Paperback: 384 pages
ISBN: 9781805312963
