![]() Also recommend Michael Morpurgo’s An Eagle in the Snow. It would be a good novel for children moving beyond the American Girls’ Molly stories who want to see what life was like for children in England during the war. To whom would you recommend this book? Read Alikes? Recommend to readers who enjoy historical fiction, especially about World War II. ![]() The hopeful yet realistic ending should satisfy readers.Īnything you didn’t like about it? I liked everything about this book. The addition of her mother’s unwelcome suitor, an orphaned girl from Poland, and a mystery surrounding illegal black market goods make this story both suspenseful and satisfying. Through all the difficulties in her life, Joan and her friends and siblings still manage to have good times, but the advent of a stranger lurking around her house adds intrigue and danger to life. Her father was a member of the Merchant Navy and his ship was lost at sea, so Joan’s mother holds the family together. The story is told through 13-year-old Joan’s eyes, as she and her family live through the frightening Nazi air raids. What did you like about the book? The author explains in the book’s preface that she lived outside of Liverpool, England during World War II so she is able to write with great authenticity about the time and place. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a starred review) 5 Whistling in the Dark by Shirley Hughes, Candlewick Press, 2017 ![]()
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