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The Exeter blitz

by David Rees · 1978

Cover of The Exeter blitz
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Children's historical novel set in south-west England during World War II. It won the 1978 Carnegie Medal. Through the eyes of Colin Lockwood, an ordinary schoolboy whose father works at Exeter Cathedral, the novel describes the devastating bombing raid on the town in May 1942.

HistoryFictionJuvenile fictionChildren's storiesWorld War, 1939-1945World war, 1939-1945, fictionChildren's fiction