Mr Dilly Meets

Virtual Author Event: Tom Palmer - Resist Book Launch

Mr Dilly speaks with multi award-winning childen's author Tom Palmer about his novel, 'Resist', as well as fascinating facts about the Second World War, the Dutch Resistance, and the role of a young Audrey Hepburn and more! Perfect for KS2 WWII topics, Remembrance Day events and all those interested in World War Two.

TOM PALMER
Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He is now the multi-award-winning author of several books for young readers including the Young Quills Award winner After the War and FCBG Children’s Book Award winners Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog. In 2019 Tom was awarded the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award in recognition of his significant contribution to literacy work in the UK.

About RESIST
Award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on the incredible work of the WWll Dutch resistance, in a story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn. As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in sight, life for ordinary Dutch people in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands is fraught with peril and hardship. There is very little to eat and the population lives under the constant threat of arrest and enslavement. After the murder of her beloved uncle and the capture of her brother by the Germans, Edda is determined to do anything she can to help the resistance fight back against their oppressors. But what can a teenage girl do and how much risk is she willing to take?