Despite observing his father’s illness, the suffering of the fire-eating Mr. McNulty, and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby Burns and his family and friends still find reasons to rejoice in their lives and to have hope for the future.

• ISBN: 9780440420125
• Author: Almond, David
• Published: 2003 , Hodder Children's Books
• Themes: Hope
• Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 256