Dangerous Skies

This children's thriller, based on the author's own experiences in London, is about coming of age and the importance of family and friends during World War II. It's the height of the Blitz. Night after night, waves of German bombers pound London streets determined to bring the city to its knees. As the air-raid sirens wail, Alan and his best mates, Tommy and Wilkie, skip school to play among the bombed out homes of their neighbors. They are soon sucked into a gang of looters run by infamous Dugg