Under the London Sky - by Anna Woltz (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A thrilling YA historical fiction novel from renowned children's author, Anna Woltz

A Telegraph best new children's book

A Daily Mail book of the year

London, September 1940. Deep in the Underground, taking shelter from the bombs, four teenagers meet.

Without the Blitz, they never would have met.

Fourteen-year-old Ella walks with a limp. Some days, she feels like a laughing stock. Other days, like no one sees her at all. Quinn is fifteen, fancy and fearless. She's run away from home with a bag of family jewels and big ideas about changing the world. Jack is sixteen and doesn't care about anything anymore - he's already lost it all. And then there's Sebastian, Quinn's older brother. He used to be her hero. Until he became a traitor

A coming-of-age historical novel for teens from internationally bestselling children's author, Anna Woltz.

Review Quotes

'Dutch author Woltz vividly reimagines the horror of the London Blitz in this extraordinarily atmospheric coming-of-age novel. Four very different teenagers shelter in the underground tunnels every night, sharing their inner secrets and dreams, but the drive to survive tests their loyalty.' Daily Mail

'Gripping, realistic, and surprisingly hopeful, offering glimmers of life's possibilities once class and economic differences have been erased--if only the characters can survive the war.' BookList

'This captivating novel vividly describes the details of a wartime city. Best suited to older readers, it's a sometimes sad story of friendship and growing up.' The Week Junior Book of the Week

'Anyone interested in the Blitz will come away the wiser. But it's Woltz's ability to evoke the passions and pathos of a teenage girl that makes this war story so persuasive.' Telegraph best new children's books

'The Blitz is conveyed with such urgent realism, wonderful depth and great drama.' Anthony McGowan, author of Dogs of the Deadlands

'Woltz's achievement is significant.' Books for Keeps

About the Author

Anna Woltz is an internationally bestselling children's author based in the Netherlands. She has written twenty-nine books for young readers, which have been translated into thirty languages and won numerous prizes. My Especially Weird Week with Tess was made into an award-winning film titled My Extraordinary Summer with Tess. It has been translated into thirteen languages.