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    Peggy's Letters
    Peggy's Letters
    Peggy's Letters
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    Peggy's Letters

    By Jacqueline Halsey

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    In the final months of World War II, ten-year-old Peggy shelters with her mother and baby brother in a London butcher's shop during an air raid. They survive, but their home and everything in it are lost, including Peggyís most treasured possession, a biscuit tin of letters from her father. Their lives change dramatically and Peggy makes friends with a boy named Spud who has a passion for scavenging bombsites, leading to more than one surprising discovery.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2005
    ISBN9781554697922
    Peggy's Letters
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    Jacqueline Halsey

    Jacqueline Halsey is the author of the award-winning book Peggy’s Letters, as well as Bluenose Adventure. She lives in Nova Scotia.

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