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A Place to Hang the Moon
Contributor(s): Albus, Kate (Author)

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ISBN: 0823447057     ISBN-13: 9780823447053
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2020039711
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (0.90 lbs) 320 pages
 
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For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction, A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings who are evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secret hope of finding a permanent family.

It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer?

It's a preposterous plan, but off they go-- keeping their predicament a secret, and hoping to be placed in a temporary home that ends up lasting forever. Moving from one billet to another, the children suffer the cruel trickery of foster brothers, the cold realities of outdoor toilets and the hollowness of empty stomachs. They find comfort in the village lending library, whose kind librarian, Nora M ller, seems an excellent choice of billet, except that her German husband's whereabouts are currently unknown, and some of the villagers consider her unsuitable.
A Place to Hang the Moon is a story about the dire importance of family: the one you're given, and the one you choose.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

 
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