September, 1939: At the breakout of the Second World War, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train. She doesn't know where she's going, or what's going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she's going on 'a little holiday'.She soon finds herself lodged deep in the countryside, with two boys from the East End of London, Kevin and Archie. But here, living in the strange, half-empty Red House with the mysterious and reclusive Mrs Waverley, the children's lives will be changed for ever.Award-winning, bestselling and beloved author Jacqueline Wilson pens an unforgettable story about the confusion and loneliness of a World War II evacuee, with a moving and hopeful friendship at its centre.'A heart-warming story packed with Second World War detail' - Daily Express'Carrie's War for a new generation of children' - Belfast Telagraph

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 464 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Jacqueline Wilson has written over 70 books for young readers of all ages. She lives in England. Nick Sharratt was winner of the Sheffield Book Award and the Children's Book Award in 2001.