ANGLIA YOUNG BOOKS: SAM'S BAD DAY A STORY OF 1948 BY DKTODAY

ISBN 9781871173949
Set in a small fishing port in 1948, Sam's Bad Day is an exciting story filled with genuine drama. Sam and Eric are keen members of the Sea Scouts, but a combination of old equipment, an unauthorised trip, a strong tide and some bad luck means that they find themselves drifting out to sed.

The boys manage to haul themselves onto the far end of the blown-up pier and it is from here that they see a lethal wartime mine. It has come loose from its mooring and is floating towards them. Due to the boys' prompt action, the mine just misses the pier, but then it drifts on towards the harbour.

If the boys are to warn the townsfolk then they must trust a gong of men they believe to be smugglers.

Are they really smugglers? Can the mine be exploded safely? And can Sam's bad day get any worse?

This fast-moving adventure is lively and full of humour but it also paints a vivid picture of the daily life of a small, close-knit community still dealing with rationing and many other privations just after the end of World War Two.