ISBN-13: 9781842709092

RRP: £5.99

Published: 5th March 2009

Length: 144 Pages

  • Paperback

A Bit of a Hero

Tom is finding it hard to come to terms with the death of his father and life just gets worse as Mum meets a new man and a bully joins his class at school. Unkind people say that his firefighter father ought not to have risked his life in a blaze when he had a family to support, but Tom knows that his father was a true hero. Will he find the same courage within himself to stand up to the bully, and also accept his mother's new friend?

Reviews

"This is a heart-warming new children's book in the style of Michael Morpurgo."
Bury Free Press

"Simply written, the tale has a warmth and directness that will appeal to young readers. The characters are convincingly alive, and their predicaments real."
Books for Keeps

"Gervase Phinn is a gifted and perceptive story teller."
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"Winner of the Lancashire Fantastic Book Award"
Lancashire Fantastic Book Award