The Sky Is Falling

The Guests Of War

Fiction

248

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2018-06-26 16:55:31

It is the summer of 1940, and all of England fears an invasion by Hitler’s army. Norah lies in bed listening to the anxious voices of her parents downstairs. She knows other parents are sending their children to safety overseas, but she is sure her own would never send her away. Then Norah is told that she and her brother, Gavin, are being sent to Canada. The voyage across the ocean is exciting, but at the end of it Norah becomes more and more miserable. The rich woman in Toronto who takes them in prefers Gavin to her, the children at school taunt her, and as the news from England becomes worse, she is filled with numbing homesickness. But as Christmas approaches and Norah begins to make friends, she discovers a surprising responsibility that helps her to accept her new country.

Puffin

9780140376524

2018-06-26 16:55:31