Blackout by Tony Bradman (author) and Two Dots (illustrator)

Britain has been fighting the Second World War for five years and, with his father away serving in the navy, Jimmy feels responsible for looking after his mother and sister. But when he loses track of time at the cinema, Jimmy finds himself in real trouble. It’s dark and the sirens are blaring – it’s a bombing raid! Forced to spend the night in a shelter, when he finally gets home, there’s no home to go to. The house has been bombed out and his mother and sister are nowhere to be found.

How will Jimmy survive alone on the dangerous streets of London? And will he ever find his family?

BOOKS IN THE SERIES

Blackout (WW2)

Coming Home (WWI)

Escape From Pompeii

Freedom (slavery)

Independence (Ireland 1920)

Plague

Titanic

Product Details

Catalogue number

935 in SCB Offer January 2026

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407193298

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

August 1st, 2019

Other details

128 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Tony Bradman

Tony Bradman is extremely well known in the world of children’s books as both a writer and reviewer. He has had particular success with books for young readers, and his best known series to date, ‘Dilly the Dinosaur’, has been in print for over 10 years. ‘Magnificent Mummies’ and ‘Mummies in Memphis’ have both sold over 50,000 copies. He has been published in Italy, Scandinavia and the US.