A poignant and captivating story, narrated by a grandfather to his grandson. He travels back in time to his 1930's childhood to tell the tale of how, as a lonely 11-year-old, he was determined to change his life for the better.

 

This book is part of a book series called 4U2Read .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This book is part of a HiLo reading scheme, combining high interest relative to the required reading skill. This reading scheme is not levelled. This book has been specially written for struggling readers.

There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner.