In the summer of 1949, four boys leave primary school, eagerly awaiting a summer of carefree fun on their new-found playground, the old bombsite. A misunderstanding on their last day results in one of the boys being unfairly punished and leaves them longing for revenge on the adults who have let them down. Then, the discovery of an unexploded bomb sparks a life changing decision for all of them.

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .

There are 280 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Pearson Education Limited .

Nigel Hinton was born and educated in London. Amongst other books, he has written the highly popular Buddy, the Beaver Towers series and The Finders, winner of the Children's Book Award.