Here come the marines : Warkworth, 1943 /

Orman, Lorraine, 1948-

Here come the marines : Warkworth, 1943 / Lorraine Orman. - Redesigned ed. - Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2012. - 200 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - My New Zealand story . - My New Zealand story. .

Novel for children. Previously published as: A long way from home. 2005. (My story).

In 1943, 14 year-old Lillian Glenmore is sent with her sister Joyce to live with grandparents on a dairy farm near Warkworth. Her diary describes the social conditions and her experiences of the war, including the arrival of the U.S. Marines. Includes historical note and photographs. First person recount. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

9781775430766


United States. Marine Corps. --Children's fiction.


World War, 1939-1945--New Zealand--Children's fiction.
Farm life--New Zealand--Children's fiction.


Warkworth (N.Z.)--Children's fiction.
New Zealand--Social conditions--20th century--Children's fiction.


Children's stories, New Zealand.

NZ823.3

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