The Mushroom in the SkyIn the 80th anniversary year, Jackie French explores the dropping of the bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which ended World War 2. 1942 Japan has bombed Sydney Harbour. Sixteen year old Ossie lies about his age to protect his country, even though it means abandoning his only family, a one eyed dog named Lucky. Kind hearted Mrs Plum is already looking after forty six dogs belonging to soldiers who've gone to war. She can't possibly care