Five Children on the Western Front

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I got the other one very obviously and it still drives me crazy insane in a good way which was probably why I picked this up instead of any other book I could've read because I knew it would do that. She has also been a regular contributor to radio and television, with appearances on the Radio 4 programs Woman’s Hour, Start the Week, and Kaleidoscope.

After a few chapters I put the book down and read other stories in-between but I’m not sure if that helped. sometimes I get into stupid dumb idiotic moods where I desperately look for a good book to read bc I read/watched something that completely changed my brain chemistry (in this case it was Why Didn't They Ask Evans? All of the children have nicknames-Cyril-Squirrel, Robert-Bobs, Hilary-Lamb, Edith-Edie, Anthea-Panther and Jane-Puss. That idea, of the contrast between the eternal child of Edwardian fiction and the modern horrors of WWI; that the very generation of children whose images are so emblematic of childhood whimsy were to become the officers and nurses of the trenches - that's definitely a promising intersection.is not necessarily going to have a happy ending, but there are touching moments and the story ends on a bitter-sweet note. I'm cautious of books like this one, rightfully I think, but Saunders does a good job - the tone and characterisation are better than expected, although the slang seems a little more over-the-top Blyton than Nesbit in places.

First sentence: The sand at the bottom of the gravel pit shifted and heaved, and out popped the furry brown head of a most extraordinary creature. I do meet kids from time to time that are on the lookout for historical fantasies, and this certainly fits the bill. It is set in WWI, and is about five children and some sort of creature, which was described as a "Senior San fairy", and he can grant wishes. I just wonder, what's the point of a book which takes characters of classic children's fairytale adventure and puts them into bleak reality if not to evince the sadness of the latter strongly?After all, not all great stories have to end where the original Author left them… What’s included in your Box?