Book description
A heartwarming story about three siblings, evacuated from London to live in the countryside, looking for a permanent home--and a new meaning for family.
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset by the…
Why read it?
4 authors picked A Place to Hang the Moon as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I enjoy historical fiction and found this story both moving and charming.
I enjoy reading about sensitive, thoughtful characters who deserve a happy ending, and these three orphaned siblings—William, Edmund, and Anna—fit the bill.
Their heartwarming story takes place in England during WWII, where they are shuffled from one billet to another in search of someone who will take them in and hopefully become their forever family.
A truly delightful read for all ages!
In this heartwarming novel, we meet William, Edmund, and Anna; three orphaned siblings who are among the children evacuated from London to the safety of the countryside in 1940. I was drawn to the three from the very beginning. They love and care for one another, and are determined to stay together. Despite the cruelty and neglect they face, they can still find humor in the most unlikely situations. But will they find a family that will keep them forever? If I were a character in the story, I would adopt them in a heartbeat.
From Charlotte's list on for children on WW2 at home and across the ocean.
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Painstaking research, great characterizations, and lovely writing come together to make this book sing for me. Orphaned siblings William, Edmund, and Anna aren’t exactly broken-hearted when their distant grandmother dies suddenly. But since she was their guardian, they face the awful prospect of being separated and sent to different homes. When the British government decides to do a mass wartime evacuation of children from London to protect them from the 1940 Blitz, the siblings see an unexpected opportunity. Can they take advantage of Operation Pied Piper to find a new home for all of them? Life in their new town…
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