Billie is nearly 14, fussing about clothes and periods but looking forward to summer at Pearl Beach (Pushkin) with best friend Andy. But Andy is distracted by boys – and Billie is dismayed to find they will be sharing the holiday with Great Aunt Edith, a Holocaust survivor. Beth Steiner’s free-verse novel gives a sweet immediacy to Billie’s discovery of Edith’s past and their ability to strengthen and heal each other, across the generations. Age 11 up.Echoes of 1984 pervade The Ministry of Manners by David Solomons (Piccadilly Press). Perfect politeness is enforced by the government, with large-scale thought control....
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