num_pages: 352
description: As an evacuee, Ralph received a good education, but after the war Ralph's working-class father resents his education and his ambition to be an actor, and is furious when Ralph is sacked from the paper mill. The story traces Ralph's struggle to reconcile the disparate strands of his life.
language: English
title: Cuckoo in the Nest
titlecomplete: Cuckoo in the Nest
genres: Historical, World War II, Childrens, Young Adult, War, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 606
series: Hollis Family
publisher: Mammoth