My Secret War
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My Secret War

by Mary Pope Osborne

2000•Historical•186 pages

Taste attributes: historicalwarteendramaheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA realistic historical novel that is emotional and heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

It is the Fall of 1941 and Madeline Beck is living with her mother at Mrs. Hawkins' Mansion-by-the-Sea, a boarding house on Long Island. Her father has been sent off to guard the Pacific coast on an aircraft carrier, and Madeline is very scared of all that she hears about the impending War in the Pacific. Will her Dad be alright? What if the Japanese decide to attack?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalWarTeenDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

Juvenile fictionWorld War, 1939-1945DiariesHistorical FictionYoung Adult FictionUnited states, history

Details

Author
Mary Pope Osborne
Published
2000
Pages
186
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