A spoonful of jam
Title:
A spoonful of jam
Author:
Magorian, Michelle.
ISBN:
9781405277013
Publication Information:
London : Egmont, 2015.
Physical Description:
336 p. ; 20 cm
Abstract:
"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 theater, Elsie discovers she can escape...A Spoonful of Jam is the second of The Hollis Family books, following Cuckoo in the Nest"-- Amazon.com.
Geographic Term:
Subject:
| Theaters -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Families -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Children's stories. |
| Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction. |
Summary:
"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 theater, Elsie discovers she can escape...A Spoonful of Jam is the second of The Hollis Family books, following Cuckoo in the Nest"--