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Denny, a teenager, is one of the unlucky ones, a survivor, one of those who have come through a nuclear war alive. In plain language, he sets down all that has happened to him, what he sees, and what he feels in the first days after the bomb has dropped. This novel won The Other Award for 1984.

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It was a hot day in the summer holidays.

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This is book 901 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Hating Alison Ashley, and followed by Badger on the Barge.

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  1. Robert Swindells (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0192714910
Page Count: 151

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