Middle grade readers may enjoy a historical time-travel adventure from the Carnegie Medal?winning author of Apache and Buffalo Soldier. Wright, Alfie Alfie It's more like wrong. Alfie has never truly felt at home anyplace; he has no friends, and even his mother feels ashamed of him. Alfie can't believe his good fortune when he is relocated to a farm in rural Devon run by sweet old Aunt Bell and her gentle giant of a son. The War seems far away, and Alfie is happier than ever amid the cows, pigs, and geese. This is especially true after he befriends Snidge, one of the neighbourhood boys. Despite his warmth, Snidge is not who he seems to be. And it appears that the enigma surrounding him is connected to the Midwinter Burning, an annual ritual held at the Standing Stones, high up on the cliffs. Aunt Bell says it?s all just a bit of harmless superstition, but when Snidge goes missing, Alfie finally discovers who his friend really is ? and relives the true horror of the legend?