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Author | Nina Bawden |
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Illustrator | Faith Jaques |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's historical novel |
Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 1973 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 160 (first edition) |
ISBN | 978-0435122027 |
Recommended reading age 7+.[1] |
Carrie's War is a 1973 English children's novel by Nina Bawden set during the Second World War. It follows two young London evacuees, Carrie and her younger brother Nick, into a Welsh village. It is often read in schools for its literary and historical interest.[1][2] Carrie's War received the 1993 Phoenix Award and has been adapted for television.