A Place to Hang the Moon is a poignant story of children who find a “forever home” when they are evacuated from London to the country during WWII.
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction (WWII), Middle Grade, Found Family, Rural England
My Summary:
Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. Today, I’m sharing a favorite Middle Grade title, A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus.
I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.
During WW11, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to the countryside where it is safer from bombing. The children are seeking more than safety from bombs as they have just lost their grandmother, their only guardian, and are in need of a “forever” home. The children encounter cruelty, cold, and hunger. They find one place of comfort and refuge in the library; The librarian, Mrs. Müller becomes a significant person in their lives. With her, they experience cozy fires, hot chocolate, hot buttered thickly-sliced toast, bedtime stories, and someone who thinks they “hang the moon.”
What is the most important job of a mom?
Continue here for my full review of A Place to Hang the Moon…
QOTD:
Are you a fan of Middle Grade Lit?
Wonderful review, Carol. People today think they are hard done by, and children get stressed if someone looks at them the wrong way. This book puts it all into perspective. 💕📚
Thanks Sandy! I can’t imagine parents sending their children away to strangers.
It would be so very hard to do. 💕💔
No, I don’t read middle grade, YA, or NA books. Also not children’s books. But no matter – thanks for joining in again!
One of these times I’m going to find one you can’t resist! 😂