Category: World War 2

Letters from The Lighthouse by Emma Carrol

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Hello Readers! As we all know, Christmas has just passed (my personal highlight of the year) and what even is Christmas, without truckloads of new books 😊!

This book is one from my Christmas stack and I was so happy I received it; having read ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ I know Emma Carrol is an amazing author with her books a twist of reality, fun fiction and action. This book is no different…

A great read!

Set in February 1941, Olive and her siblings live in war-terrorized London. Schools have shut, most children evacuated with basically nothing to do but wait for the war to halt. With her family already facing harsh difficulties effected by war, Olive is mostly distraught though she can’t quite see it.

When her older sister Suki decides to treat her with an entertaining trip to the pictures, everything seems fine until it’s not. Olive and her Brother are evacuated to Devonshire Coast with the past hazy and the future seemingly un-bright.

I absolutely worship this novel. I personally love historical fiction, especially WWII, and this is no exception! The way Emma Carrol writes is so captivating that I could hardly put the book down!

I would recommend this book for 10+ reader and both genders because I think everybody who loves reading historical fiction would thoroughly enjoy this book.

If you’re learning about WWII and evacuees at school, suggest this book to your teachers as it shows you how evacuees would’ve felt leaving their war-torn homes so suddenly.

I award this book 4.5 stars out of five as it was AMAZING! If you love Emma Carrol (like I do 😊) visit her website to receive her updates on new books and more!

Eve Williams

Dancing the Charleston by Jacqueline Wilson

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Hello all!

I have just finished reading Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s latest book called Dancing the Charleston!

It is based in the 1920’s and focuses on a young girl named Mona and her Aunt. Mona’s parents both died in World War 1 and Mona only has her Aunt to look after her. They live in a small cottage on the picturesque land of Somerset Manor.

When Lady Somerset dies, Mona and her Aunt’s lives are thrown into turmoil!  Will Mona make friends with the young Somerset children or be rushed of onto the streets?

This book also includes a well-favoured character from Jacqueline Wilson’s other stories and is filled with various plot twists and turns!

I personally loved this book: I couldn’t put it down!

If you want to find out more about  Jacqueline Wilson visit her website, jacquelinewilson.co.uk and you will find many fun and entertaining games as well as hidden facts and posters!

You can find out more about that time period of the 1920’s and 1930′s .

I would definitely recommend this story to 9+ and as it faces many problems only dealt by girls, I would say it would be more enjoyed by females but both genders would be entertained. I would rate this story 8/10!

Eve