Can their family survive this fearful war?
Against the backdrop of the First World War, Clarry, her brother Peter and their cousin Rupert tackle life’s ups and downs, living for their long summers spent running free at their grandparents’ house in Cornwall. But rumours of a terrible war threaten to change their lives forever.
When Rupert goes off to fight at the front, Clarry feels their skylark summers are finally slipping away from them.
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This was an unusually different storyline for me because I’m used to reading books that only talk about a portion of someone’s life. Whereas I really enjoyed this book because it follows Clarry’s whole life. It was an emotional story our friends lost and friends found. There was surprises around every corner and I couldn’t put the book down.
5 STARS
A suspense filled story and can be emotional at specific points in the story. In general, I really liked war-themed stories and my passion for the stories can be reflected and summarised in this one story, action, contained on every page, yet emotional moments to experience. The plot of the book was good and the descriptive writing from the author made me make an image of every part of the book.
4 STARS
I liked this book because it had a mixture of emotions such as sadness and happiness e.g. when she stepped out of the train and saw Peter she was surprised when Peter left she was distraught.
5 STARS
Clarry and her older brother Peter always look forward to their trips to Cornwall as an opportunity to escape their daily routines and also to meet their beloved older cousin, Rupert. But when the war begins and Rupert and lists in the army ,many life changing questions cloud their minds. Will they ever be able to see their cousin again? The author- Hilary McKay captures the life during World War I brilliantly. While reading the book I was transported to a world of Clarry’s andPeter’s.
5 STARS