Overview
A Horn Book Best Book of 2018
āVivid, hilarious, and heartbreaking.ā āElizabeth Wein, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Verity
āThe best childrenās book Iāve read this year.ā āKatherine Rundell, Boston GlobeāHorn Book Awardāwinning author of Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
āA near-miraculous balance of light and joyous touch with sometimes serious and even heartbreaking material.ā āBCCB (starred review)
From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes a āwholly satisfyingā (Booklist, starred review) story full of wit, heartbreak, and hope as a girl fights for her independence during World War I.
Clarry Penrose finds the good in everyone. Even in her father, who isnāt fond of children, and especially girls. He doesnāt worry about her education, because he knows she wonāt need it. Itās the early twentieth century, and the only thing girls are expected to do is behave.
But Clarry longs for a life of her own. She wants to dive off cliffs and go swimming with her brother Peter and cousin Rupert. And more than anything, she wants an education. She helps Peter with his homework all the time, so why canāt she manage it by herself? When war breaks out, Clarry is shocked to find that Rupert has enlisted. Then he is declared missing, and Clarry is devastated. Now she must take a momentous step into the wide worldāfor if she misses this chance, she may never make it.
This is an inspirational, funny, and heartwarming story about a girl who dares to open doors that the world would rather keep closed.
This book title, The Skylarks' War, ISBN: 9781534427112, by Hilary McKay, Rebecca Green, published by Margaret K. McElderry Books (September 17, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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