From the first book, where they encounter a repulsive villain, itchy clothing & a plot to steal their fortune, to stories of
... This modern classic & winner of the Whitbread Award is about a girl who is always getting lost in the secret world of her imagination
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The war is over but Elsie is still fighting her own battles. She's bullied because she's the only scholarship pupil at the grammar school, & she has an awkward relationship with her father as he struggles to assume a normal life after fighting in the war. But when she begins working at the local theatre, Elsie discovers she can escape.