Beth C.
Written on Nov 19, 2013
I originally got this book more for my 12-year-old son, as his class is currently studying WWII. I wasn't sure if he would like it, simply because boys can be funny when the main character is a *girl*. However, he read it fairly quickly and commented several times on how much he liked it. It was intriguing to him that so much of what is written in the book is actually based on real history. I also read the book (it was a quick read) and actually enjoyed it more than I anticipated. The main character, Hazel, is a strong and intelligent girl who is learning more about the world and about people than she ever bargained for. The story itself is well-written, and the addition of the Author's Notes at the end (about WWII and Nuclear Fission) are excellent pieces to the overall book.
This would be a terrific book to have in any school or classroom library, and even a great book for reading aloud in class or as a book club when studying WWII. Definitely a keeper.
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