Evie's War by Holly Webb (author)

In the seaside town of Whitby, when the United Kingdom is on the cusp of World War One, Evie and her family are touched by tragedy when Evie’s younger brother Alexander dies unexpectedly. As Evie’s mother and father struggle in their own ways to come to terms with their loss, Evie’s older brother David distracts himself with the ever-growing threat of war and Evie and her sister Kitty find ways to keep their spirits up. But when the threat of war turns into reality and David enlists in the army, Evie’s mother is truly heartbroken. And as the family does their best to contribute to the war effort, they also struggle with the sacrifices each of them are forced to make.

Based on the real-life bombing of Whitby in 1914, this beautiful, powerful and important read by Holly Webb is devastating but also wonderfully uplifting.

BOOKS BY HOLLY WEBB FOR 9-12 YEAR OLDS

Evie’s War
The Princess and the Suffragette
Return to the Secret Garden

OTHER BOOKS ABOUT WWI

Coming Home
My Story: Trenches
Poppy Field

Product Details

Catalogue number

2319 in Schools Catalogue 2024/25

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407170862

Date published

October 4th, 2018

Lexile measure

830L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.3; Middle years; 8.0 points

Other details

300 pages

Condition

New

Available in these packs

10books
Amazing Value Middle Grade Pack

gbp prices

Offer price: £50.32

Rewards/RRP: £62.90

Author/Illustrator

Holly Webb

Holly is the best-selling author of lots of brilliant books for children.

Holly read Classics at Cambridge and was working as a children’s book editor when she began writing for children. She is particularly well known for her animal stories, like Lost in the Snow and the Molly’s Magic and Animalmagic series. Look out too for Victorian crime caper Maisie Hitchins and fantasy adventure Emily Feather. For older readers, don’t miss the Rose and Lily books, about magical girls and their adventures.

She lives in Reading with her family and two very spoilt cats!

Reviews

Reyo
on 5 June 2023

One of the best war books!

I found this book both tragic and interesting as I read through I discovered more about the sacrifices that people had to make during the war and the toll it took on families.

5out of 5