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Tilly's Promise

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Tilly's Promise by Linda Newbery

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By Linda Newbery

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A love story set against the backdrop of World War One. A beautiful and timeless story about the uncertainty and destruction caused by war. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+

A beautiful and timeless story about the uncertainty and destruction caused by war. Tilly is a young nurse doing her best to help in the war effort. When she hears her brother Georgie must go to the front line in France she is devastated. Georgie isn’t like other people – he has learning difficulties and doesn’t understand what the war means. Tilly asks her sweetheart Harry to keep Georgie safe. But they soon learn that the nature of war makes any promise hard to keep – Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+

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28 Jul 2016

Amazing!! I recommend to older readers probably 9 and over

19 Jul 2016

Good and sad

25 Aug 2014

it is a sad book that has a lot going on in it and it is about when the 1st world war was declairled and everyone goes out to battle!
and through the book she mskes promises.

20 Aug 2014

This book is a heart warming story I have read it loads I love it I recommend ages 10-16 years olds as they will under stand it sad and happy but really lovely

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