This is book 2 from the Conkers series.

Jack can't wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It's his chance to learn more about the war heroes he has always admired - brave men like his dad, who is a reserve soldier. But when his dad is called up to action and things at home spiral out of control, everything Jack believes about war is thrown into question. Finding comfort only in the presence of his loyal dog, Finn, Jack is drawn to the heart-wrenching true story of one particular D-Day paratrooper. On 6 June 1944, Emile Corteil parachuted into France with his dog, Glen - and Jack is determined to discover their fate ...

This book is part of a book series called Conkers .

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Tom Palmer is the author of 48 books featuring spies, history, the RAF, ghosts, detectives, war, formula 1, football and rugby. He is the winner of the Solihull and Leicester children's book awards and was shortlisted for the prestigious Blue Peter Book Award. Tom lives in Yorkshire with his wife, daughter, dog and cat. Tom Clohosy Cole studied at Kingston University. He published Space Race with Nobrow in 2012, and his clients include the Sunday Times, the Welcome Trust, Virgin Media, Sony and Pan Macmillan. He lives and works in London.