Bookverdict.com

Gr 5-7 First published in England, this quiet, gentle story of friendship and love spans years and defies time. Small, timid Henry moves with his parents at the end of Year Six to a village in Suffolk near Risingheath, a former World War II airfield. The first friend he makes is an unlikely one: his neighbor's great-aunt. He is drawn to Dottie, for whom Henry is a reminder of another Henry-her fiancé , a Royal Air Force navigator who never returned from his 13th bombing mission. The ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A well-tried scenario, but still true: Henry's just moved to a Suffolk village from London, where he's in Year Six at school. New neighbor Grace, a bit older, is dauntingly antagonistic; still, other kids are friendly. Even "two-faced" Grace has a nicer side that proves to be her real one; she's grieving over the impending death of her much-loved great-aunt, Dottie. Meanwhile, the story of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Henry's neighbor Grace is grieving over her great-aunt Dottie's impending death. Dottie's long-lost love was an R.A.F. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More