Tim has spent the last few years of
his life travelling from place to
place, following his father’s job. He
rarely stays long enough to make
any friends, and now he’s come to
Wattleford where a patch of
wasteland is marked for
development. A natural playground
for the children, it has, over the
centuries, sheltered humans and wildlife amongst its
trees and shrubs.
Tim find himself strangely in tune with the peoples
of the past, but the town council has plans to develop
the wasteland. Modern machines bring destruction
and change, and Tim and his father are all that stand
in their way.
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An Amazon reader: “Beautifully crafted book, page-
turning plot, full of issues to discuss with children. I
shall certainly be looking to buy multiple copies of this
for a class study with year 5 as the environmental
issues tie in well with a class project. The book is
meaty enough for year 6 pupils to read as a class.
Would be an excellent independent read too for
reasonably confident readers. Themes include
bullying, family issues, environment vs. town
planning. There are also historical links. Set in autumn
and mentions fireworks so would be a good read for
Autumn Term.”