Sent Away

Oxford University Press
Out of print

A children’s novel based on the real-life twentieth-century child-migrant scandal.

‘Jonathan Croall is a natural storyteller and has the gift of knowing his young audience….A fine piece of realistic writing from a skilful and sensitive writer.’ – Children’s Books in Ireland

‘Croall takes the universal childhood fear of being lost or abandoned….All the more gripping for being based on real life.’ – Sunday Telegraph

‘The story develops into a real heart-tugger.’ – Books for Your Children

‘…wholly credible and engrossingly readable.’ – School Librarian