I, ROBERTA HARRISON, have to keep a diary, and it s all the fault of the Worm of Jealousy. Ambushed by the dreaded Worm over her best friend s new diary and fashionable clothes, 13-year-old Bobby announces that she, too, has a diary. Now she feels compelled to write in an old exercise book every day, chronicling the trials and tribulations of growing up in a world at war. Bobby s beloved eldest brother and uncle are fighting overseas in the conflict. Her 16-year-old brother can t wait to enlist, and her seemingly worldly ...
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I, ROBERTA HARRISON, have to keep a diary, and it s all the fault of the Worm of Jealousy. Ambushed by the dreaded Worm over her best friend s new diary and fashionable clothes, 13-year-old Bobby announces that she, too, has a diary. Now she feels compelled to write in an old exercise book every day, chronicling the trials and tribulations of growing up in a world at war. Bobby s beloved eldest brother and uncle are fighting overseas in the conflict. Her 16-year-old brother can t wait to enlist, and her seemingly worldly sister gets pregnant by a young airman. And now Bobby s fledgling romantic life has turned into a complete humiliation.? A poignant coming-of-age story, interspersed with Barbara Haworth-Attard s father s World War II letters, Love-Lies-Bleeding will appeal to the author s large and loyal historical fiction audience, as well as new readers of her bestselling contemporary novel, Theories of Relativity.? A starred Our Choice Selection of the Canadian Children s Book Centre Listed on the Resource Links Best Books List A Bilson Honour Book Highly recommended by the Canadian Book Review Annual Nominated for the Red Cedar Award"
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Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. 11-B-06 Harper Trophy 2004 Paperback. SIGNED and Inscribed by author on title page. Covers have light wear. Spine is tight. Book Condition; Very Good. 2004. TRADE PAPERBACK.
