No Man's Land

'I could feel it coming. War, I mean. Creeping up on us, into our town, down our street, into our house. Smiling like a friend, like it was Batman come to save us when really it was the Joker all along.' With far-right Albion on the brink of war with Europe, ten-year-old Alan and his little brother Sam are sent away to safety. Dad tells Alan he has to be brave, like the superheroes he loves, but Alan isn't too sure. He wants to be wherever Dad is, and, anyway - can he really be sure who's a hero and who's a villain? A heartwarming, heartbreaking story of acceptance, love and bravery in all its different forms, from the acclaimed author of Joe All Alone. AGES: 9 plus AUTHOR: Joanna Nadin is the author of more than 80 books for children and adults, including the award-winning Penny Dreadful series, the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy, and Carnegie-nominated middle grade novel Joe All Alone, which is now a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated BBC TV series. She's been a Richard and Judy Book Club choice, Radio 4 Book of the Year, and Blue Peter Book of the Month, as well as shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. She lectures on Creative Writing and Publishing, on the acclaimed MA in Writing for Children at Bath Spa University.