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Our Castle by the Sea

Lucy Strange

Our Castle by the Sea

Subjects

  • History Time - blasts from the past
  • Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
  • Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
  • Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
  • Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
  • Fairy Tales - myths, legends and folklore from way back

Average rating

5 out 5

39 reviews

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England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, eleven-year old Pet’s world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart …

Reviews

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It was sad but lovely

Anonymous 29.08.2023

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I loved it because it was interesting and it showed us what the war was like.

Princess Beany Vampire 18.08.2023

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I think that this is a great book and I defenetly recomend it

Viscountess Candyfloss Quest 06.08.2023

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It was quite amazing.

Countess Gloriana Arlington 31.07.2023

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i enjoyed this book

Officer Kiki Bouncy-castle 05.03.2023

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I thought this book was really good because it had loads of lighthouse mysteries. I liked the girl because they describe her as ''in the background' 'but she gradually gets to be in the spotlight

Director Diamond Menace 23.11.2022

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it has such sad bits in it but I loved it because of the mystery

Director Aphrodite Wellington 16.08.2022

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Our Castle by the Sea is set in World War II and is also an intriguing mystery. My favourite character is Pet (Petra) because she is such an easy character to connect to and understand. She also appreciates nature just like I do and is an amazing artist. Also, her mum's German, so she can speak it, and as I can speak it too it makes the ability to know her much easier. I would definitely recommend this book to 8-14 year olds who love historical fiction, mystery, and a bit of sadness and fear rolled into one. It also includes easy to relate to family conversations. Five stars!

Anonymous 13.08.2022

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I thought that this book was really good, I rate it 5/5. This book I think is my favourite because it was just such a great way to write about the war. My favourite person was Spooky Joe not telling why! I would definitely recommend!

Fairy Daisy Hammersmith 12.08.2022

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I thought this was a great book. I really enjoyed finding out what it was like living in the world war 2

Countess Agnetha Sudoku 25.07.2022

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This was a gripping book! It was interesting to learn more about the Second World War.

Dragon Cornetto Hoverboard 21.07.2022

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I loved this book. It is a fiction book about World War 2. I would recommend.

Empress Harmonica Biscuits 02.07.2022

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A very adventurous story about fear and family!

Lady Rose Anteater 28.10.2021

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a slightly scary book with bombs secrets and surprises but everybody's alright in the end.

Anonymous 08.09.2021

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I liked how the author, Lucy, related this story to war as well as horror because the war made it more dramatic. My favourite part was when Petra found that Mrs Baron and Michael Baron were helping the enemy team in war. Petra was really brave.

Judge Pansy Paperclip 03.08.2021

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Wow this book is so shocking! You can never predict what will happen at the end!!!

Doctor Orchid Bumblebee 01.07.2021

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This book is fabulous. I love the way that there are unlikely traitors and unknown heroes. I enjoy reading about World War II in fiction so this is the type of book for me. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys action and mystery all rolled into one.

Professor January Unicycle 13.09.2020

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I really enjoyed this book! It is set in the second world war and it is about a girl called petra whose german mum was arested by the police for mailing secret documents to germany. It is up to peta to catch real culpret! Meanwhile, however, a mysterious photograph resides gathering fdust in the celler and her older sister mags is acting stranger than ever...

Anonymous 22.08.2020

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I liked it because it was about World War II and it was exciting and full of suspense. There were lots of twists and turns in the characters and it took you on a journey through time. I would recommend it to my friends.

Principal Viper Bookmark 15.08.2020