Publication Date: Feb 2021
Blurb:
It is 1940 and Anna, 9, Edmund, 11, and William, 12, have just lost their grandmother. Unfortunately, she left no provision for their guardianship in her will. Her solicitor comes up with a preposterous plan: he will arrange for the children to join a group of schoolchildren who are being evacuated to a village in the country, where they will live with families for the duration of the war. He also hopes that whoever takes the children on might end up willing to adopt them and become their new family–providing, of course, that the children can agree on the choice.
Moving from one family to another, the children suffer the cruel trickery of foster brothers, the cold realities of outdoor toilets, and the hollowness of empty tummies. They seek comfort in the village lending library, whose kind librarian, Nora Muller, seems an excellent candidate–except that she has a German husband whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Nevertheless, Nora’s cottage is a place of bedtime stories and fireplaces, of vegetable gardens and hot, milky tea. Most important, it’s a place where someone thinks they all three hung the moon. Which is really all you need in a mom, if you think about it.
What To Expect:
A Place to Hang the Moon is a middle grade historical fiction set during World War 2 with found family.
Content Warnings:
Language: None
Sexual Content: Closed Door – Some feelings of subtle attraction between two characters at the end
Violence: Mild – Fist fight
Substance Use: None
Prejudices: Heavy – Against the Germans and English children who were evacuated to the countryside
Religious Themes: None
Other Topics: Moderate – Bullying, grief
Mild – Vandalism, death, feelings of not being wanted
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