Whistling in the dark /
Hughes, Shirley, 1927-
Whistling in the dark / Shirley Hughes. - First U.S. edition. - 227 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Liverpool, 1940: Thirteen-year-old Joan's home is under constant threat from the Nazis' terrifying nightly air raids. Everyone is on edge, faced with strict food rationing, curfews, and blackouts. It's not an easy time to be a teenager. Joan's one solace is going to the movies with her best friend, the unflappable Doreen, but when the bombings intensify, even that becomes too dangerous. There's also the matter of a strange man who Joan sees lurking near their home. Who is he, and why does he think Joan can help him? Even more unsettling, as the Blitz worsens, Joan and her friends make a discovery down by the old mill that will tear the whole community apart. In the hardship of war, everything seems to be rationed except true friendship.
0763690724 9780763690724
World War, 1939-1945--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls--Friends and associates--Juvenile fiction.
Female friendship--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
Military deserters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Liverpool (England)--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
War stories.
Historical fiction.
Whistling in the dark / Shirley Hughes. - First U.S. edition. - 227 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Liverpool, 1940: Thirteen-year-old Joan's home is under constant threat from the Nazis' terrifying nightly air raids. Everyone is on edge, faced with strict food rationing, curfews, and blackouts. It's not an easy time to be a teenager. Joan's one solace is going to the movies with her best friend, the unflappable Doreen, but when the bombings intensify, even that becomes too dangerous. There's also the matter of a strange man who Joan sees lurking near their home. Who is he, and why does he think Joan can help him? Even more unsettling, as the Blitz worsens, Joan and her friends make a discovery down by the old mill that will tear the whole community apart. In the hardship of war, everything seems to be rationed except true friendship.
0763690724 9780763690724
World War, 1939-1945--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage girls--Friends and associates--Juvenile fiction.
Female friendship--England--Liverpool--Juvenile fiction.
Military deserters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Liverpool (England)--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
War stories.
Historical fiction.