When Rhoda Kelly has to escape the city of London during World War II and move into the home of Doreen Dyer's family, Doreen's initial resentment causes Rhoda to flee, but seeing the error of her ways, Doreen chases after Rhoda in attempt to set things right.
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Grade 4-7?When Doreen's mother tells her that a young evacuee from London is coming to stay with them, the 12-year-old is less than enthusiastic, especially when she finds out that she has to share her bedroom. Self-assured and mature beyond her 13 years, Rhoda Kelly seems to outshine Doreen at everything. When she is invited to perform in a local concert, Doreen's resentment and jealousy explode. Rhoda runs away, Doreen finds her, and both survive a life-threatening situation. After this incident, Rhoda's actress mother makes a brief visit, and Doreen begins to understand that the girl's grownup ways have been thrust upon her. This finely written, brief novel gives a sensitive, realistic portrayal of a difficult and turbulent time in England during World War II. The interaction among the characters is believable and interesting. Doreen, in particular, shows all of the warts and charms of young adolescence as she bickers with her brother or plans a summer show with her friends. As the story progresses, her childish self-absorption lessens as a more compassionate and secure young woman emerges. An excellent addition to historical fiction collections.?Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 5^-7. Doreen hates having to share her room with Rhoda, an evacuee from the Liverpool bombing during World War II. Increasingly jealous and resentful, Doreen finally yells at Rhoda that no one wants her--not Rhoda's own mother, not Doreen's family--and Rhoda runs away. Like Turnbull's No Friend of Mine (1995), about Doreen's older brother, this is an honest picture of a working-class family in a coal-mining town. The war is a huge presence, but the focus is on personal conflict. The story shows that friends and enemies have "their own ways of making war," in the family and on the street. We don't need the spelled-out message about words that hurt. It's the girls' relationship that is the real drama: their uneasiness, their guilty quarreling, and their eventual acceptance and pleasure in each other's company. Hazel Rochman
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