Pied Piper

By John Boyne, Nevil Shute

Subjects: Fairy tales, History, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, British, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, historical, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Abandoned children, Older men, France, fiction, Family values, Refugee children, Rescues, Social aspects

Description: The novel by Nevil Shute. As the German army overruns France . An old Englishman returning to Britain agrees to escort two children to London. Trains, buses, hotels fail him and each shift in his plans adds a new child until he and six children attempt to evade the Nazis and cross the English Channel.