The diary of edie benson, london, 19401941 by vince cross. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Little does she know that her summer will be one of airraid sirens, bombs and explosions. The blitz kindle edition by vince cross author visit amazons vince cross page. It gives accounts of the dangers and what life really was like in london during the blitz. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Blitz my story by vince cross 20141002 vince cross on. Its 1940 and with london under fire edie and her little brother are evacuated to wales. As the city she loves is turned to a smoking wreck, it becomes too. The war is changing everyones lives, and not for the better.
Edie benson lives in a little house in lewisham, london, with her family. Blitz by vince cross, 978716, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A wartime girls diary, 19401941 by vince cross at indigo. Miles from home and missing her family, edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn between obeying her parents and protecting her. This book is based on the lives of people living in the famous london blitz of 1939. She writes about the bombings in london in 1940 and 1941. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. As dad went out for the evening shift, he looked up and said grimly if theyre ever going to come, itll be on a night. She tells you her experience of spending the night in the anderson and the blackouts and what her parents and the other firemen and arps dealt with at bombed. Miles from home and missing her family, edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn. Miles from home and missing her family, edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn between obeying her parents. Its 1940 and with london under fire, edie and her little brother are. Twelveyearold edith, who hates her name and prefers to be called edie, lives in london in 1940.
It launched in 2001 and was initially separated into a girls and boys line. The diary of alice paynton, london, 16651666, and several more. The series shares similarities to dear america, the royal diaries, and my name is america. The diary of edie benson was the third book in scholastic uks my story. Little does she know when she starts writing her diary that the summer is going. Most of the books feature british characters and history, but some are about nonbritish characters during important events and times in world. My story is a series of fictional diaries published by scholastic uk. Theyre written so well and are so educational for children. Vince cross, author of blitz my story, on librarything. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When she starts her diary, little does she know that her summer is going to be one of airraid sirens and bombs, leading to the evacuation of her and her brother to wales. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A young girl s account of life in london during the blitz, and the desperate evacuation that followed.
Scholastic revamped the series in 2008, combining both lines. The books in this series are fictional diaries of young girls living during different periods of british, scottish, and irish history. Blitz written by vince cross, the isbn of this book, cd or dvd is 978716 and. Little does she know when she starts writing her diary that the summer is going to become one of airraid sirens, bombs, and lead to the evacuation of herself and her brother to wales away from everything she knows and loves. German aerial operations, german, juvenile fiction, campaigns, world war 19391945 fast ocolcfst01180924, world war, 19391945, aerial military operations, bombardment of great britain 19441945 fast ocolcfst052063, military campaigns, history.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. I like it because it explains how edies family felt during the bombing, so it explains their feelings clearly, i also like the bombing, because you can kind of feel what its like to be there inside the airraid shelter. As bombs rain down on london, turning the city edie loves into a smoking wreck, is the. Click to read more about blitz my story by vince cross. Miles from home and missing her family, edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn between obeying her parents and protecting her brother.
It was written by vince cross, his first in the series. Miles from home and missing her family, edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside. The diary of edie benson, london 1940 1941 and read by vince cross my story. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. My story series vince cross author 2012 blitz my story series vince cross author 2020 nowhere to run my story series carol. The diary of edie benson, london 1940 1941 by vince cross and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A book about edie and her family during the london blitz in 19401941. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Vince cross its 1940 and with london under fire, edie and her little brother are evacuated to wales. Its 1940 and with london under fire, edie and her little brother are evacuated to wales. See all 18 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The diary of edie benson, london, 19401941 my story authors.
Blitz is the fictional diary of twelve yearold edie short for edith benson, a girl from lewisham in london. Read about how edie and her family deal with the trauma of the nightly bombing and find an inner strength they never knew. The diary of edie benson, london, by vince cross the blitz. Its 1940, and with london under fire edie and her little brother are evacuated to wales.
Edie benson lives happily with her family in lewisham, south london. The book was first published in april 2001, and reissued twice in may 2008 and october 2014. I was born not very far from lewisham in south london where this story is set. Blitz is a thrilling wartime tale about two siblings evacuated to wales. The my story books are both engaging and educational, developed to teach older readers. Pdf my story the blitz by vince cross download pdf free. Miles from home and missing her family, edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn between obeying her.
Blitz, my story by vince cross 9781407146102 booktopia. To help you find what youre looking for, see similar items below. A second world war refugees diary, 19381943, voyage on the great titanic. The blitz by vince cross available from rakuten kobo.
Girls book series by multiple authors includes books nowhere to run. Available for the first time as an audio book from the bestselling my story series, the great plague is a thrilling story of a young girl during the epidemic of 1665. Blitz by vince cross, 9781407146102, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This is the third my story book to be released through scholastic canada the first two are my story. The diary of edie benson, london 1940 1941 online books in format pdf. Written in the usual diary form, blitz opens in midjuly 1940, about three weeks before diarist edie bensons 12th birthday. A thrilling war story from a blockbusting series that sweeps you up in the tumult of history. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my story. My story is a series of historical novels for children published by scholastic uk.
Available for the first time as an audiobook from the bestselling my story series, blitz is a thrilling wartime tale about two siblings evacuated to wales. Sophies secret war a second world war girls diary france jamie johnson. My story series vince cross author 2020 the great plague my story series. A book in the my story series a novel by vince cross.
It is a diary entry from 1940 by a girl named edie. Edie benson lives in a little house in lewisham, london with her family. Blitz my story by vince cross book cover, description, publication history. Edie benson is my personal favourite character from these books, probably because she reminds me of some of my own family. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. But as a book for children, i suspect it probably hits the right spot, as what felt like too much exposition probably comes from having read rather a lot of wwii centred. Dont forget that you can also run your book club online. They are similar to the dear america series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman or man living during an important event in history.
702 376 166 516 1400 575 76 906 1226 1600 1063 103 503 1144 224 689 1298 1013 1086 1469 1510 900 1491 1175 925 660 157 200 1166 1441 1418 710 474 142 869 1574 1542 1130 542 310 59 1160 102 833