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"Carrie's War" by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World War story. 'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, and nothing can change it...' It is the Second World War and Carrie and Nick are evacuated from London to a small town in Wales, where they are placed with strict Mr Evans and his timid mouse of a sister. Their friend Albert is luckier, living in Druid's Bottom with Hepzibah Green who tells wonderful stories, and the strange Mister Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. Carrie and Nick are happy to visit Albert there, until one day when Carrie does a terrible thing - the worst thing she ever did in her life...Based on her own childhood, Nina Bawden's enchanting story "Carrie's War" has delighted readers for almost 40 years. "Nina Bawden is without question one of the very best writers for children". ("Daily Telegraph"). Perfect for fans of "Goodnight Mister Tom" by Michelle Magorian. Nina Bawden is one of today's best writers for both adults and children. she has often used her own childhood experiences in her books - "Carrie's War" is set in the mining valley in Wales where she lived as an evacuee in wartime. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Somerville College, Oxford and finished her first novel the year after she took her degree. She won the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction for "The Peppermint Pig". [via]
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This is a charming, funny and moving story about a family evacuated from London to a farm in Wales during the second world war and Henry, the mischievous squirrel who comes to live with them. Nina Bawden based her story on real family events. [via]
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Johnnie was only the runt of the litter, a little peppermint pig. He'd cost Mother a shilling, but somehow his great naughtiness and cleverness kept Poll and Theo cheerful, even though it was one of the most difficult years of their lives. [via]
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Plato Jones is half Greek, half Welsh. He does not feel he really belongs anywhere, something he shares with his best friend. However, he finds that his heritage may not be the handicap he always imagined it to be. This book was shortlisted for the WH Smith Mind Boggling Books Awards. [via]
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Surely no-one could be more miserable than Mary, dumped on her aunt in a small seaside town, but the frightened boy on the beach soon proved otherwise. The author also wrote "The Finding", "A Handful of Thieves", "Keeping Henry", "The Peppermint Pig" and "The Outside Child". [via]
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Kate finds herself drawn into the mystery surrounding Squib - an ill-treated, scared little boy who bears an uncanny resemblance to her brother, drowned in a swimming accident years earlier. [via]

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