When we were young & brave : a novel / Hazel Gaynor.
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TextPublisher: New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: Large print editionDescription: 515 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780063029491 (paperback)Other title: When we were young and brave : a novelSubject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Fiction | British -- China -- Fiction | Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction | China -- History -- 1937-1945 -- FictionGenre/Form: Large type books. | Historical fiction. | War fiction. DDC classification: 813.6 Summary: Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. But when Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school and the security and comforts Nancy and her friends are used to are replaced by privation, uncertainty and fear. Now the enemy, and separated from their parents, the children look to their teachers - to Miss Kent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially - to provide a sense of unity and safety.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F GAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 23/05/2024 | 31111081239988 |
"Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war..." --Front cover.
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Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. But when Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school and the security and comforts Nancy and her friends are used to are replaced by privation, uncertainty and fear. Now the enemy, and separated from their parents, the children look to their teachers - to Miss Kent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially - to provide a sense of unity and safety.
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