Edmund’s desire for revenge against the Forresters and a prank involving a snake get them evicted from their billet, and they end up in a much worse situation. The orphans long to find a home of their own, and good boy William is stressed by his responsibility as head of the small family. Bullying by their hosts’ two sons, who despise them the ever present fear of German attack and the dread of homelessness test their mettle to the limit. However, they are billeted with the Forresters, an unpleasant family reminiscent of the Dursleys. As part of the World War II evacuation of children to safety, they are relocated to the countryside, something the family solicitor hopes may lead to finding adoptive parents. When their grandmother dies, 12-year-old William, 11-year-old Edmund, and 9-year-old Anna are left in London in the care of an elderly housekeeper. Three plucky orphan siblings are in search of a mother in wartime England.
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