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Published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day[The] stories are every bit as dramatic as those from the front lines and Barrett and Calvi have done an incredible job. Their poignant, pageturning book, filled with tears and joy, reminds us innocents always suffer Daily ExpressThe 80th anniversary of VE Day takes place on Thursday 8 May and inspirational new book Blitz Kids captures the stories of some of the people who lived through, and still remember, that period Sunday ExpressBetty heard the scream of bombs falling and the terrifying thud of explosions. Suddenly, there was a deafening bang, and her mother was thrown across the shelter. For a moment everything was lit up by a bloodred light. Then they were plunged into darkness...When the Second World War began, there were 10 million children living in Britain. Many were evacuated to the countryside, but others stayed behind and witnessed the Blitz closeup in cities around the UK. Blitz Kids tells the remarkable true stories of children who spent their nights in cold, cramped airraid shelters, hearing the rumble of planes and the crash of bombs overhead. Many woke up in the morning to find their homes and schools destroyed, their favourite toys buried beneath rubble, their pets lost and, in some cases, their families shattered. Yet amid the turmoil and tears, they found a way to enjoy their childhoods, collecting steaminghot shrapnel, turning bombedout houses into adventure playgrounds, and chasing American GIs... | Duncan Barrett Blitz Kids : True Stories from the Children of Wartime Britain to