Carrie's War

“Nina Bawden is a classic 1970s British author. Carrie’s War was a bit of an exception for her, because it was a fictionalised version of her own experience of being evacuated from London in World War Two. I think she’s brilliant. Because of where she lived in London, she included a lot of stories with working-class kids in, set in Mile End or Islington… I identified with her London. It was shabby, there was poverty in a different way to now… It’s a lovely book. It’s very moving. It’s been reprinted countless times, I think partly because it’s set in World War Two, and so many historical fiction books are published every year set in World War Two and World War One. Too many, perhaps, but I do love Carrie’s War.” Read more...

The Best Historical Fiction for 8-12 Year Olds

Catherine Johnson, Children's Author