By Cathy Faulkner (author)
"Exciting Home Front war story with a memorable young protagonist"
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June 2023 Debut of the Month
Bonnie is digging for victory alright, planting seed potatoes, leeks, peas under the watchful eye of her mum and missing big brother Ralph, gone at 19 to be a hero in Two-Six-Six squadron.
With Ralph away, a lodger moves into his room, but who is Mr Fisher, and what’s his role? The other children at school are quick to decide he’s a conscientious objector and start picking on Bonnie too, guilty by association.
In fact, Mr Fisher is as much of a hero as Ralph, and recognises that smart, independent Bonnie has the makings of one as well. Cathy Faulkner has chosen to write this as a verse novel and the form is perfect for her story, which is full of surprises, bringing an immediacy and a freshness to descriptions of the home front and giving Bonnie a distinctive voice.
Devon, 1941. Bonnie wants to help in the war effort like her brother, Ralph, rather than tend the home vegetable patch. So when the mysterious Mr Fisher is billeted at their family home, Bonnie's mission to uncover his secrets begins. Why is he here? Is he a shirker? Or worse ... a German spy?
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A new voice in WWII children’s fiction, inspired by a love of gardening and desire to see more girls in STEM.
Written in free verse, making the word structure gripping and readable.
Cathy Faulkner has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Writing for Young People. She has taught in schools, colleges and universities in England and abroad, and currently teaches at the University of Bristol. Besides writing, she loves gardening, musical theatre and making stained glass windows. Digging for Victory is her first novel. Cathy is based in North Somerset.
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Devon, 1941. Bonnie wants to help in the war effort like her brother, Ralph, rather than tend the home vegetable patch.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Digging for Victory and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Digging for Victory features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Historical Fiction, Stories in Verse, Gardening, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Practical interests, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children's and Young Adult Fiction
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Digging for Victory was written by Cathy Faulkner and published by Firefly Press
Digging for Victory has 279 pages
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