At the Firefly Gate

Linda Newbery

earliest edition we have, 2004 Random House Children's Books, 2008

Henry has always felt like an outsider and things are about to get worse when his family moves to the countryside and the prospect of a new school looms. He retreats more and more into his shell, until he meets Dottie, a frail old lady, who has tremendous spirit. He feels as though he knows her, as though they have been friends for many years. And as she tells him about her wartime romance with a Royal Air Force navi...

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At the Firefly Gate edition · 2008 · Random House Children's Books · 9780375892226
At the Firefly Gate edition · 2007 · David Fickling Books · 152 pages · 9780385751131
At the Firefly Gate edition · 2007 · David Fickling Books · 176 pages · 9780385751148
At the Firefly Gate paperback · 2005 · Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · 176 pages · 9781842551431
At the Firefly Gate hardcover · 2004 · Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · 176 pages · 9781842551950

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