Exiles from the war : the war guests diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss
Title
:
Exiles from the war : the war guests diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss
Personal Author EPSB
:
Jean, Little
Summary
:
When a frightened girl and boy arrive on the Twiss family's doorstep, to escape the Blitz, Charlotte wonders how she will keep her war guests from missing their parents back home, or from cowering every time a plane flies overhead. Though the war is being waged across the Atlantic, Charlotte begins to feel its danger, as her brother George defies their parents and enlists in the Navy. After months of receiving letters from overseas, suddenly there is no word from him ; has the unthinkable happened and George's ship been sunk by a German submarine? Charlotte Twiss's diary shows her innermost feelings about her life on the Canadian homefront, as she helps her war guests "settle in" and wonders whether her brother is safe from harm.
Other Title
:
The War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss
Year Published
:
2010
Series
:
Dear Canada
Physical Description
:
243 p. :bill. ; 20 cm.
Reading Grade level
:
, the tragic events she SOUNDREC witnessing, and her confusion about personal matters.
Grade Interest level
:
3-6
Awards
:
Follett Library Resources
Subject
:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Children and war -- Fiction.
Diary fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Immigrant children -- Ontario -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Home children (Canadian immigrants) -- Ontario -- Guelph -- Fiction.
British -- Canada -- Fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Fiction
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Fiction.
Diaries -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Canada -- Fiction.
Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
When a frightened girl and boy arrive on the Twiss family's doorstep, to escape the Blitz, Charlotte wonders how she will keep her war guests from missing their parents back home, or from cowering every time a plane flies overhead. Though the war is being waged across the Atlantic, Charlotte begins to feel its danger, as her brother George defies their parents and enlists in the Navy. After months of receiving letters from overseas, suddenly there is no word from him ; has the unthinkable happened and George's ship been sunk by a German submarine? Charlotte Twiss's diary shows her innermost feelings about her life on the Canadian homefront, as she helps her war guests "settle in" and wonders whether her brother is safe from harm.
ISBN
:
9780545986175
Publisher
:
Toronto : Scholastic Canada, c2010.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Bisset | F LIT | Book | 30276000295840 | Series |