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Letters from the LighthouseEmma Carroll
Letters from the Lighthouse
by Emma Carroll
After an air raid in which her sister disappears, Olive is evacuated to a Devon village where the lighthouse keeper is signalling out to sea.
A story about children, adventurous and moving in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Death in wartime
- Wartime separation
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
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Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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