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When We Were WarriorsEmma Carroll

When We Were Warriors

by Emma Carroll

Ages 9–12 Reading age 10 Short chapters Set in the past adventurouswarm

Three linked wartime stories: a boy sent to a strange farm, a girl and a dog in the Blitz, and a family keeping a secret in the orchard.

A story about children and animals, adventurous and warm in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.

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