by Michelle Magorian (Author)
A classic war story from the award-winning author of Goodnight, Mister Tom. A Spoonful of Jam will truly capture your heart and mind. The war is over but Elsie is still fighting her own battles. She's bullied because she's the only scholarship pupil at the grammar school, and she has an awkward relationship with her father as he struggles to assume a normal life after fighting in the war. But when she begins working at the local theatre, Elsie discovers she can escape ...A Spoonful of Jam is the second of The Hollis Family books, following Cuckoo in the Nest. "The book is a treat. A masterly work." Philip Pullman, Guardian.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Egmont
Published: 06 May 2008
ISBN 10: 1405239565
ISBN 13: 9781405239561
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years