The Kingdom by the Sea
Robert Westall Audio Book

Mum and Dad were taking their time getting to the shelter tonight. What was keeping them? When the whistling sound of the bombs began, Harry started counting - if you were still counting at ten the bombs had missed you - and the last thing he remembered was saying ‘seven’.

With his world in ruins, Harry sets off on an incredible journey, alone except for Don the dog, bombed-out like himself. Harry meets kindness and cruelty along the way, but he is a survivor and through his troubles he begins to learn about himself and other people - though there is one last battle that he is not prepared for...