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Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Theresa Tomlinson Riding The Waves
  A story where Matt wants to surf, but hasn't got the equipment, and an old lady he met at a project helps him, as they become friends throughout the story.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Michael Morpurgo Waiting for Anya
  Jo lives in a small village in France through German occupation but finds out Jewish children are being smuggled into Spain.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Arthur Golden Memoirs of a Geisha
  The life of Chiyo who was born a poor fisherman's daughter but grew up to be a Geisha in Japan.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Ian McEwan Atonement
  A captivating story of two sisters, one who makes a naive and lifechanging mistake, and the other who has to deal with the consequences.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Linda Newbery Sisterland
  A story of an old woman's lost past and a young girl's future
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Anne Frank Anne Frank: a story of a young girl
  A sad story about a real girl in a real world
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Livia Bitton-Jackson I have Lived a Thousand Years
  The story of a 13 year old girl in Hungary, and what happens to her after the Nazis invade. A horrific story you must read.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Jackie French Hitler's Daughter
  The life of the daughter of Hitler
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Michelle Magorian Back Home
  A story where a girl evacuated to America during the Second World War finds it hard to cope with her return to England
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Carlo Gebler August '44
  Saul and his family are hiding from the Germans in Paris in 1944. They relate to a myth of Jewish persecution hundreds of years ago, where the people were in a very similar situation to themselves.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Sally Grindley Feather Wars
  Life in WW2 is hard enough for Sam already with his older brother in war without the constant bullying by other children's because of his father... he collects pigeons. Just how does Sam work through this difficult time.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Michelle Magorian Goodnight Mr Tom
  A young boy is evacuated to the country and discovers there is love in the world. His world is then shattered when his mother wants him home.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Joan Lingard Tell the Moon to Come Out
  The story of Nick Torres, who tries to find his long-lost father, a Republican soldier in war-torn Spain and rescue him, undertaking a dangerous journey into the heart of Nationalist territory.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Aidan Chambers Postcards from No Man's Land
  An emotional story full of love and betrayal told in a sensitive but powerful way.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Joan O'Neill Bread & Sugar
  A heart-warming story of an Irish family in the after-math of WW2
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by J.G. Ballard Empire of the Sun
  A young boy is left behind in Japanese occupied Shanghais during World War Two.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Richard Parkinson The Berghof Affair
  Join a brave band of British Special Forces and a few French patriots as they attempt one of the most audacious plots of all time.
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Mirjam Pressler Malka
  A seven year old Jewish girl is forced to live on the streets of Germany during WW2, desperately searching for the woman she once called Mummy
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Michelle Magorian Goodnight Mr Tom
  Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begns to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother in London…
Look at the top of the page to see who the review is by Ian Serraillier The Silver Sword
  A story set in WW2 where 3 children try to escape war-torn Poland, to go to Switzerland, where they hope to find their parents.

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