An award winning children’s classic, a gripping story about the
horrors and dilemmas of war

During World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the confict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.

This children’s classic is a thrilling and powerful adventure story that has left its mark on generations of children in the Netherlands but has been unavailable in the UK since the Seventies.

‘This exciting book has long been considered a classic in
Holland. And anyone who has read this moving, powerful
story can understand why’ Stiftung Lesen