Here Come the Marines: Warkworth, 1943
(Paperback, Redesigned ed.)
Publishing Details
Here Come the Marines: Warkworth, 1943
By (Author) Lorraine Orman
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
1st February 2012
Redesigned ed.
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Fiction
823.3
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Description
In late 1942 Margaret Glenmore realises that daughter Joyce, who is doing a secretarial course, will probably be manpowered into a war job soon, when the age limit is dropped to 18. Her other daughter, Lillian, is coughing a lot and an x-ray has shown a spot on her lung. Lillian needs to live in a healthy environment with lots of good food. These factors combine to make Margaret decide to send the girls to live with their grandparents on a small dairy farm on the coast. Lillian's diary begins in 1943 when she and Joyce travel north to Warkworth to stay with their grandparents. Neither girl is keen to go. But at the end of February the US troops arrive - all 5,000 of them - and life becomes more exciting!
Author Bio
Author Lorraine Orman was born in Auckland. She was educated at the University of Auckland, and completed her training as a librarian in Wellington in 1970. A career librarian, Orman worked in a secondary school library and a teachers' training college library. When she retired she was able, not only to dedicate more time to her writing, but also to volunteer for the Storylines Charitable Trust.
