Uprooted

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At the start of World War II, many women and children left England to live with relatives or sponsoring families in Canada and the U.S. Against this backdrop, ten-year-old Lindy, her mom, and her cousin Cameron set off for Saskatoon, Canada, where a great uncle lives. The transition isn’t easy. Canadians talk differently, eat different foods, and live in a vast place with great distance and wilderness between towns. No one in the family likes being an outsider, but soon they make friends and adjust, despite the stress of worrying about family members left behind. Uprooted by Lynne Reid Banks is a compelling story about lesser-known war evacuees—those who left England. Lindy worries because they have no money of their own. They were restricted to leaving England with only 10 pounds each and they have little ability to earn money in Canada. She worries about her mom getting lonely without her dad, and she worries because Cameron feels as though he deserted his country and his parents when they need him most. The story is based on the author’s own childhood experience. It has universal appeal both as historical fiction and because it captures the feeling anyone can have of starting over in a strange land and a different culture. I highly recommend it for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 9 to 13. The publisher provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Great insight into Canada's war, the plight of evacuees and the beauties of Saskatchewan. The characters are very real, the writing is delightful. I learned a lot about the difficulties in leaving Britain that I hadn't known before. This is the author's own story and it is wonderful how she follows up in the end. Thank you to Harper Collins for sharing an advanced copy with me in exchange for an honest review.