P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better. london, england, wartime, cricket, coming of age, love, judaism, school, school play, first love, 1940s, teenage protagonist