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I read these two middle grade books for #bookedintime #ww2 . Lily's Crossing was about a girl in America who's father leaves for France. While he's away she meets a refugee from Hungary. White Bird is a graphic novel about a Jewish girl in France who spends the war hiding in the barn of some friends. Both were good! The writing style of White Bird was more appealing; the writing style of Lily's Crossing was a bit dated (1990s).

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Two children forge a friendship as they each struggle with separation from family during #WWII. I always enjoy Patricia Reilly Giff‘s stories.

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Book 165/265 5/8/19

Fun book and a great quick read to add to my total for the year :)

Going to read this one that my daughter brought home from school for a change of pace :)
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My kids love the discard cart at school!
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Took a walk down the most flawlessly written memory lane for the newest episode of my podcast, revisiting the middle grade historical fiction novel Lily‘s Crossing. We talk everything from grief and privilege to spam sandwiches and hot dads. Check out the link in my bio to listen! 🎧

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There's a sequel to War that Saved My Life

I received this book as part of a donation and I wanted to read it before I included it in one of my Heartland Little Free Libraries. This autographed copy was one of my #twentybooksofsummer. Such a quick sweet story of wartime. Much is glossed over of course due to the suggested age of the reader but none the less I enjoyed it and I think younger children would too. Probably recommended for third through fifth or possibly sixth grade.