ANGLIA YOUNG BOOKS: THE GANGBUSTERS BY DKTODAY

ISBN 9781871173970
It is 1953 - Coronation Year - and Arthur's family is on the move. They are leaving their cramped house in north London to go to Harlow New Town, where there's fresh air, a bigger house and plenty of jobs.

Mum and Dad - and even Gran - are pleased with their new life, and so are Arthur and his sister Nancy.

But Fred, Arthur's big brother, never wanted to move and he can't settle down. Factory work in Harlow is not for him and he misses his friends on the London street markets. He falls into bad company and secretly gets involved with a thieving gang.

Arthur finds out, but Fred makes him promise not to tell their parents - or the police. Arthur wants to save Fred from being drawn into serious crime before it's too late. But how can he help without breaking his promise?

The Gangbusters is a fast-moving story which paints a vivid picture of the problems encountered by a London family trying to adjust to life in a growing new town struggling to establish a sense of community.