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My Secret War Diary by Flossie Albright

By Williams, Marcia L.

Publishers Summary:
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 mementos.The year is 1939, and Britain is about to declare war on Germany. After Flossie's father joins the army, the nine-year-old girl is left to care for both her baby brother and her great-uncle. In a collage-style diary merging photos, postcards, and other memorabilia, Flossie relays events ranging from the arrival of evacuees to the wrenching news that her cousin has been killed. Her vibrant first-person narration reveals a humor and a fihting spirit that sees her through many a hardship until she welcomes her dad home at last.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-0-76364-111-5
Publisher
Candlewick


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2009

Gr 3-6 Following Archie's War (Candlewick, 2007), a fictional scrapbook of World War I, Williams offers an intricately designed and intimate look at World War II, as seen through the eyes of Archie's daughter. In her "secret war diary" that chronicles the years 1939 through 1945, motherless Flossie shares her thoughts in entries filled with humor and angst. She lives in the Dorset countryside in the gardener's cottage on a small estate with her great uncle and younger br...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Flossie Albright is nine when WWII interrupts her quiet life in the English countryside, and she responds by documenting her memories in a scrapbook-sty...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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