Marcia Williams follows a young girl's coming of age during World War II in a moving fictional journal that includes the author's own family me...
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Aug 19, 2009
Peg
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Extremely well done historical fiction for middle grades. Flossie is a resilient youngster, dealing with a tough hand--mother dead, father off to war, responsible for her baby brother, caring for a young Jewish refugee and London evacuees. At times she rages against the unfairness of it all but overall she handles it with humor and grace. She draws on lessons learned from her mother; her notes on her mother and her mother's wisdom are particularly poignant. Flossie's diary spans six years and
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Oct 30, 2011
JennLynn
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The diary of a girl growing up in England during World War 2. The content is quite comprehensive (though I wish she could have mentioned Canada's contributions too). I also really liked all the sketches and artifacts included (real photos, newspaper clippings etc.) and the pop-ups. It brought the whole war experience wonderfully alive. I did think the writing could have been a little better - I got flippin' tired of readin' the word "flippin'"! and there was a lot of what I consider ba
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Mar 26, 2009
Bonnie Gayle
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This was a fictional diary made by a girl named Flossie Albright, and it takes place during WW2 in England. I loved the fold-out letters, and the format was really nice. It was informative, and the first-person perspective made it very interesting. Because this is geared toward...late elementary, early middle school, I'd say, the author did a good job of balancing the truth of the time without making it too depressing. It was quite long, and I'm not sure that the intended age group would actuall
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Apr 26, 2010
Dpalange44
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This is an excellent read. So cool to read an account of World War II from this perspective. I loved the pop out notes and letters. There were so many creative illustrations and additions that I really thought I was looking at a scrapbook.
Jan 27, 2011
I like books that have a diary format because I think they can engage kids to think about writing. Carrie wrote about this one at 5 Minutes for Books.
Sep 10, 2010
Aerin
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Amazing, scrapbook-like tale of Flossie Albright, a British girl whose father goes to fight Hitler. Detailed, interactive, even a little on the heavy side, in terms of subject matter and presentation.
Jul 07, 2011
Angie
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SO cool. It's the journal/scrapbook of a fictional character in WWII England. Glad I finally got to it. Put it on my to read list when it was brand new ... and here it is, what. Two or three years later? You can't get to all of them right away. :X
Loved all the little foldouts and doodled drawings!
Her "voice" was very well done. Flossie seemed real. I did not know that "flipping" had ever been a British swear word. ;]
Actually there were lots More...
Loved all the little foldouts and doodled drawings!
Her "voice" was very well done. Flossie seemed real. I did not know that "flipping" had ever been a British swear word. ;]
Actually there were lots More...
Mar 21, 2009
Fans of the Amelia's notebooks and diary-formats will like this heavily illustrated scrapbook about a girl growing up in the British countryside during WWII.
Jun 21, 2011
Sarah
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Excellent! Very convincing young narrator, beautiful use of diary entries, illustrations, and historical images. Heartfelt, imaginative, and genuine.
Dec 10, 2009
Gill
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This is a wonderful book for all ages. Flossie's experience of the Second World War from the age of nine is portrayed in the form of a diary, with lots of drawings and secret flaps to lift, scrapbook-style.
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