Ten short stories about a boy's childhood in the 1950s provide an insight into what it was like growing up in the post-war years.

Stories include: The Balacava Story and notes; The Christmas Party and notes; The Long Walk and notes; The Holiday and notes; The Gang-hut and notes; The Fib and notes; The Firework Display and notes; The Mile and notes; The Foursome and notes; The Exam and notes.

This book features in the following series: New Century Readers, New Longman Literature 11-14 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 176 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2000 by Pearson Education Limited .

Andrew Bennett is Senior Advisor/Inspector for the Borough of Blackpool. He is a Principal Moderator for GCSE English for a major examining board and was formerly Head of English, Deputy Headteacher and Headteacher. He is author of Collins Study & Revision Guide: GCSE English. George Layton has combined a successful acting career with a successful writing career. In July 2000 George received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Bradford in recognition of his work as an actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for being the narrator of Pigeon Street