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In Back Home, Michelle Magorian, author of the bestselller Goodnight Mister Tom, tells the powerful and unforgettable story of Rusty, returning to England after being evacuated to America for five years in the Second World War.

After five happy years in America, Rusty must return to England: the place she used to call home.
But it doesn''t fell like home. Rusty''s mother is like a stranger, her little brother doesn''t know her and why does the food taste so bad? Rusty just can''t get used to the rigid rules and rationing and her strict new boarding school.

Lonely and homesick, Rusty makes friends with Lance, another returned evacuee, and her indomitable spirit leads her into a dramatic and devastating rebellion. . .

Guardian Children''s Fiction award-winning Michelle Magorian is the author of the iconic war-time children''s book, Goodnight Mister Tom.

Also by Michelle Magorian:
Goodnight Mister Tom; Back Home; Waiting for my Shorts to Dry; Who''s Going to take Care of Me?; Orange Paw Marks; A Little Love Song; In Deep Water; Jump; A Cuckoo in the Nest; A Spoonful of Jam; Be Yourself; Just Henry

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      Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Publication Date: 03/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780141354811, 978-0141354811
      ISBN10: 014135481X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In Back Home, Michelle Magorian, author of the bestselller Goodnight Mister Tom, tells the powerful and unforgettable story of Rusty, returning to England after being evacuated to America for five years in the Second World War.

      After five happy years in America, Rusty must return to England: the place she used to call home.
      But it doesn''t fell like home. Rusty''s mother is like a stranger, her little brother doesn''t know her and why does the food taste so bad? Rusty just can''t get used to the rigid rules and rationing and her strict new boarding school.

      Lonely and homesick, Rusty makes friends with Lance, another returned evacuee, and her indomitable spirit leads her into a dramatic and devastating rebellion. . .

      Guardian Children''s Fiction award-winning Michelle Magorian is the author of the iconic war-time children''s book, Goodnight Mister Tom.

      Also by Michelle Magorian:
      Goodnight Mister Tom; Back Home; Waiting for my Shorts to Dry; Who''s Going to take Care of Me?; Orange Paw Marks; A Little Love Song; In Deep Water; Jump; A Cuckoo in the Nest; A Spoonful of Jam; Be Yourself; Just Henry

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