Post by violet on Dec 6, 2010 20:43:20 GMT 11
Kisses on a Postcard, by Terence Frisby, is set in England during World War II.
It's a factual account of the time the author and his brother were sent to live with another family, out of London, which was considered to be safer during the war.
The boys were very young at the time, and remained with the other family for 3 years.
The book paints a detailed picture of what life was like for children at that time. The reason for the title becomes apparent early in the book. Their mother gave the boys a postcard - her only one - to take with them to their new, temporary home.
On arrival, they were to write the address of the house they were taken to, and were instructed to draw kisses on the postcard, as a secret code. They were to post the card the next day.
One kiss meant that their new home was terrible, and the mother promised that if she received the postcard with only one kiss on it, she would come for them immediately. You'll have to read the book to find out how many kisses they put on the postcard.
www.kissesonapostcard.com/
Elisa
It's a factual account of the time the author and his brother were sent to live with another family, out of London, which was considered to be safer during the war.
The boys were very young at the time, and remained with the other family for 3 years.
The book paints a detailed picture of what life was like for children at that time. The reason for the title becomes apparent early in the book. Their mother gave the boys a postcard - her only one - to take with them to their new, temporary home.
On arrival, they were to write the address of the house they were taken to, and were instructed to draw kisses on the postcard, as a secret code. They were to post the card the next day.
One kiss meant that their new home was terrible, and the mother promised that if she received the postcard with only one kiss on it, she would come for them immediately. You'll have to read the book to find out how many kisses they put on the postcard.
www.kissesonapostcard.com/
Elisa
