Whistling in the dark
Readers rate it 4.0 (1 on Hardcover)
227 pages · Released 2017 · Candlewick Press
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This historical fiction novel set during the Liverpool Blitz offers a child's perspective on WWII, emphasizing resilience, community, and moral courage during wartime. While bombing raids and their aftermath create genuine tension and emotional weight, the book focuses on human connection and personal growth rather than graphic violence. It is well-suited for upper-middle-grade readers with interest in history or realistic wartime fiction.
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Enduring the terror and shortages caused by the Blitz in 1940 Liverpool, thirteen-year-old Joan is unable to spend time with her friends in the face of intensifying bombing raids and makes a shattering discovery about a stranger and a local mill. Enduring the terror and shortages caused by the Blitz in 1940 Liverpool, thirteen-year-old Joan is unable to spend time with her friends in the face of intensifying bombing raids and makes a shattering discovery about a stranger and a local mill.
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- Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- World war, 1939-1945, fiction
- Liverpool (england), fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Liverpool -- Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Liverpool -- Fiction
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ISBN 9780763690724 · Candlewick Press