A place to hang the moon
Albus, Kate2022
Book
William, Edmund, and Anna aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer? It's a preposterous plan, but off they go -- keeping their predicament a secret and hoping to be placed in a temporary home that ends up lasting forever. Moving from one billet to another, the children suffer the cruel trickery of foster brothers, the cold realities of outdoor toilets and the hollowness of empty stomachs. They find comfort in the village lending library, whose kind librarian, Nora Muller, seems an excellent choice of billet -- except that her German husband's whereabouts are currently unknown, and some of the villagers consider her unsuitable.
Main title:
A place to hang the moon / Kate Albus.
Author:
Albus, Kate, author
Work:
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Imprint:
New York : Holiday House, 2022.©2021.
Collation:
309 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"Margaret Ferguson Books".
Audience:
Pre-adolescent.
ISBN:
9780823452460 (paperback)9780823447053 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
813.6JF
Language:
English
Subject:
Orphans -- Juvenile fictionSiblings -- Juvenile fictionWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fictionLibrarians -- Juvenile fictionVillages -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fictionFamilies -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fictionGreat Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Juvenile fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
612770