The Allies series by multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer is a wartime adventure series for middle grade readers aged 9+ who love a bit of historical fiction and learning about the world wars.
It's the 1940s and with a Nazi invasion looming over Britain, three unlikely friends – Bobble, Cadan and Cilla – must join forces to help their parents in vital but top-secret war work. The book opens readers to conversations about war, of course, together with friendship and found family, and it is fast-paced for all lovers of racing adventure.
We highly recommend this series amongst our other top choices of the Best Historical Fiction Series for 9 and 10 year olds, and to all fans of Armistice Runner, D-Day Dog and Over the Line.
All the Allies books in order:
Book 1: If the Invader Comes (May 2026)
With the spectre of a Nazi invasion looming over Britain, three children are forced into an unlikely allysh... MoreIf the Invader Comes
I really enjoyed this book. I felt that I learnt more about world war 2 from it then in history lessons! I also want to travel to Cornwall (where the ...
Another fantastically exciting Second World War Historical adventure from Tom Palmer for Barrington Stoke printed in dyslexia friendly font and spacin...
Tom Palmer never fails to deliver atmospheric, edge-of-your-seat novels for KS2 readers – and If the Invader Comes is no exception.
Set in 1940 in a ...
