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Fireweed

Jill Paton Walsh

1996127 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1996
first published
  • 1969Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 155 pagesISBN 9780374323103
  • 1972Penguin · 127 pages · ENGISBN 9780140305609
  • 1996Heinemann Educational Secondary Division · 127 pagesISBN 9780435124694
  • 1988Farrar Straus & Giroux (J) · ENGISBN 9780374423162
  • 1996Hachette LittératureISBN 9782010163388
  • 1980Avon Books (Mm) · ENGISBN 9780380011858
  • 1999Peter Smith Publisher · ENGISBN 9780844669786
  • 1978Nelson Thornes Ltd · 128 pages · ENGISBN 9780333247792
AdventurousWhimsicalBig CityShort readModern History

Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940.

How it feels

MoodPlayfulSad
AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed

Quotesnone available

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