Format:Paperback / softback 320 pages Publisher:Faber & Faber Imprint:Faber & Faber Edition:Main ISBN:9780571332830 Published:3 Mar 2022 Classifications:Interest age: from c 9 years, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage) Readership:Children / Juvenile Weight:284g Dimensions:130 x 198 x 26 (mm) Pub. Country:United Kingdom Country of Origin:GB Tariff Codes:49019900 For sale in: All countries Other Formats CD-Audio Description 1962, London during the Cuban Missile CrisisWhat would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end?Ray, aware of his parents' building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands. He builds a shelter in the woods behind his house in the hope that he never has to use it. Only to discover that someone else needs it more than he does. An American girl, reported missing, has turned up there... Why is she hiding? And with neighbour turning against neighbour, will Ray be willing to help her? Set over the six days when the Cuban Missile Crisis became public knowledge, this tense, clever thriller might just be Emma Carroll's best book yet!