Pigeon Summer

Mary loves her father’s racing pigeons just as much as he does. But it’s 1930, her father has to leave in search of work, and there’s barely enough money for bread, never mind pigeon feed. The tension between Mary and her mother mounts… Age: 8+

Shortlisted for The W H Smith Mind Boggling Books Award and The Smarties Book Prize

“This poignant story … flies like a bird – buoyant, direct and unsentimental, with a sure homing instinct.” 
The Guardian

More about the Pigeon Summer Trilogy

UK: Walker Books, 2005. ISBN: 1 84428 139 6
US: Candlewick Press. Title: Speedwell