World War 2 is over and things in Britain are changing. For Philip and his family this means moving out, from the grey, cramped city to wide open spaces. But Gran doesn t want to leave her home for so many years. What will the family do?

Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

A pros and cons list of moving to a New Town on pages 54 and 55 help children to analyse the decision making process.

Text type: A story set in the past

This book is paired with Hard Times, a non-fiction...