Aidan Chambers

Teenager Jacob Todd takes his grandmother's place at the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem where his grandfather died. In Amsterdam alone he learns secrets about his grandfather, and is also forced to confront issues of today, including euthanasia.

Melanie Prosser and her gang of school bullies have ways of extracting birthday presents and money from the other girls. But Lucy is ready to fight back with the help of scruffy Angus Burns.