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Uprooted, by Lynne Reid Banks
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From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room comes a fascinating story of a wartime childhood, heavily influenced by her own experience.
In 1940 as war rages across Europe, ten-year-old Lindy waves goodbye to England and makes the long journey to Saskatoon, Canada, along with her mother and her cousin Cameron. They may be far from the war but they are also far from home and everyone they know and love. Life in Canada is very different but it is also full of exciting new adventures…
This captivating story is inspired by Lynne Reid Banks’ own childhood experience and her time in Canada.
Uprooted, by Lynne Reid Banks- Amazon Sales Rank: #1641852 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.70" h x 1.00" w x 5.10" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 4–6—It is the summer of 1940, and 11-year-old Lindy Hanks and her mother and cousin are evacuating from London to Saskatoon, Canada. After five days on a ship and three days on a train, they move in with a middle-age couple named Gordon and Luti Laine, as "war guests." Lindy's adventures in her new home include a scrap-metal drive, a Halloween trick gone wrong, and an exciting vacation to New York. But her story also gives readers a glimpse into the hardships of wartime evacuation. Lindy's older cousin, Cameron, who "[keeps] his feelings shut in," is clearly lonely and unhappy, and fears that his beloved dog Bubbles will be dead before he comes home. The final chapters follow Cameron as he attempts to run away and return to his native England. Lindy's mother, Alex, faces various hardships including financial problems and the unwanted affections of her host, Gordon. The tone of the book shifts frequently as lighthearted and humorous anecdotes are interspersed with serious and sometimes disturbing incidents, such as the passage in which Mrs. Lord, the mother of Lindy's friend Willie, nearly dies after overdosing on sleeping pills. Readers looking for a fast-paced adventure may be frustrated by the leisurely start, though the action does pick up considerably in the latter half of the book. VERDICT Banks's semiautobiographical novel presents a collection of memories—sometimes emotional and sometimes humorous—that will appeal to fans of World War II-era historical fiction.—Magdalena Teske, Naperville Public Library, IL
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About the Author
Lynne Reid Banks was an actress in the early 1950s and later became one of the first two women TV news reporters in Britain. She is a bestselling author for both children and adults, and has written over forty books, including The Indian in the Cupboard (which was made into a major feature film), the bestselling Harry the Poisonous Centipede and The L-Shaped Room. Lynne says writing for children comes more easily than writing for adults. "It's not that it is less demanding – I just find it more fun."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Magic is sometimes childhood itself. By GS What happened to 'good old fashioned stories' about children? Remember those -- without vampires and ghosts or wizardry or Werewovles? You know the kind I mean -- where ordinary girls and boys (meaning without special powers, except perhaps bravery, resilience, and imagination) found themselves on ordinary adventures -- ordinary here meaning 'of this world'. In this latest book by Lynne Reid Banks, we're lucky to have just such a story: based closely on her own childhood but not -- according to an radio interview I heard recently -- "completely autobiographical" this is the story of Lindy, a young girl sent away with her mother and her older cousin, Cameron, to a land far, far away. Not through any super-natural portal (yes, I know, how refreshing -- no half-platforms, holes in the ground or wardrobes to be found) but far more exciting -- by train, and then ship over treacherous seas, and into a most magical land… called Canada. On the cover of the book it says this is a 'War Story' but it is, in many ways, everyone's story because we all -- at some time, in some way -- find ourselves taken away from everything we know and cast out, or sent away to a place we never expected to be. The challenge for Lindy, her mother and cousin is to fit in -- to find a place where they feel they belong, while never forgetting the world they left behind: a world where everything and every one is under constant threat. Children these days, especially in this country, have it pretty good -- and while they may play war games on their video machines and wonder what it might be like to get caught up in the 'thrill of it all' it's a sober and timely reminder that once upon a time there were kids who were actually there living the adventure. While the wonders and dangers of Canada abound, and winter wonderlands beckon and glisten, there is a call louder than any they might find in the great prairie: the call of home -- now so far away, but at the heart of everything: a father who hardly writes, uncles fighting in Europe, hundreds of thousands caught in the endless bombing. For Lindy and 'war guests' like her, their adventure was real and should be shared so that children today are reminded that magic is sometimes simply childhood itself.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club. com By Cynthia Hudson At the start of World War II, many women and children left England to live with relatives or sponsoring families in Canada and the U.S. The idea was to keep them safe from the bombing and hardship that was sure to come. Against this backdrop, ten-year-old Lindy, her mom, and her cousin Cameron set off for Saskatoon, Canada, where a great uncle lives. Although the uncle lives in too small of a space to welcome the three himself, he finds a family they can live with.The transition isn’t easy. Canadians talk differently, eat different foods, and live in a vast place with great distance and wilderness between towns. No one in the family likes being an outsider, but soon they make friends and adjust, despite the stress of worrying about family members left behind.Uprooted by Lynne Reid Banks is a compelling story about lesser-known war evacuees—those who left England. Lindy is preoccupied with the things any 10 year old would be: making friends, having fun, and doing well in school. But she also worries because they have no money of their own. They were restricted to leaving England with only 10 pounds each and they have little ability to earn money in Canada. She worries about her mom getting lonely without her dad, and she worries because Cameron feels as though he deserted his country and his parents when they need him most.The story is based on the author’s own childhood experience. It has universal appeal both as historical fiction and because it captures the feeling anyone can have of starting over in a strange land and a different culture. I highly recommend it for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 9 to 13.The publisher provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A charming Canadian story. By Marmalade A charming look back at the experience of a British evacuee family who takes refuge in a Saskatchewan home to escape the bombings of WW2. We follow Lindy, a ten year old girl, her mother, and a twelve year old male cousin as they try to adjust to life in Canada. The generosity of the Canadian hosts who housed, clothed,entertained, and fed the evacuee families was impressive and a revelation to me. Narrated through the eyes of both the younger, and then the elderly Lindy, it made for a simple and fast read. The narrator's credibility diminishes at the end when she retells her cousin's attempt to escape Canada to return to England. The cousin wasn't forthcoming with the exact details, so the story is narrated according to what Lindy thinks might have happened. Uprooted, A Canadian War Story, is nevertheless a pleasurable middle grade read.
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