Finishing the story, she watches James and sees he is about to ask about the Lighthouse when taken to bed by Mildred. I particularly liked the character Sukie and I like the part where the bomb goes off while they are at the cinema.

At first, Olive is unsure about Esther as she is different to the other children and comes across as cold and uninviting. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. When I had read this book, it made me want to read lots more like it because it made you feel as if you were one of the characters.A coded note links the disappearance of their sister Sukie to Devon, and Olive is determined to unravel the mystery.

That misty image he’d desired from a distance remains unattainable even when he can sail right up to the structure it’s supposedly attached to.The book had a happy ending, despite the difficult experiences the characters had endured and if I could, I would give this book a five star review. She let Esther stay at her house because she was sympathetic towards this child who had been through some very difficult experiences. There, Olive has to solve a mystery of her own: a strange coded letter holding very important information which seems to link her sister (Sukie) with Devon and to something important and impossibly dangerous. After months of air raid bombings in London, Olive and Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast for their safety. Yet again, she has excelled in bringing to life thoroughly believable characters, capturing an authentic voice for her narrator and weaving an exciting plot which captivates you from the earliest pages.

He will tell you that the Lighthouse Lady has passed away, and he will also ask you if you told her the truth. Suitable for children working towards/at the expected standard in Y5/6, the questions are closely linked to the National Curriculum and therefore adequately develop their comprehension skills. Letters from the Lighthouse has a unique plot which I personally think Emma Carroll has succeeded in to make it a bestseller. We have been learning about the war at school so it made sense to me but it might have some things that are hard to follow for younger children.

Let me start by saying that I have adored every book written by Emma Carroll, but this is my new favourite. Adult characters initially treat a downed German pilot in a threatening manner, including spitting at him. Lighthouse (2008), animated short movie by Charlie Short and Ming Hsiung made for the Responsibility Project campaign for Liberty Mutual. The Vocabu-Library resource from Vocabulary Ninja is a comprehensive vocabulary resource designed to unpick and explain the vocabulary found within classic and modern children’s literature.