Carrie's War by Nina Bawden

***Perfect for fans of Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian.*** 'Nina Bawden - without question one of the very best writers for children' Daily Telegraph

Carrie and Nick are happy to visit Albert there, until one day when Carrie does a terrible thing - the worst thing she ever did in her life.īased on her own childhood, Nina Bawden's enchanting story Carrie's War has delighted readers for almost 40 years. Their friend Albert is luckier, living in Druid's Bottom with Hepzibah Green who tells wonderful stories, and the strange Mister Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. It is the Second World War and Carrie and Nick are evacuated from London to a small town in Wales, where they are placed with strict Mr Evans and his timid mouse of a sister. 'I did a dreadful thing.or I feel that I did, and nothing can change it.'

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