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      A Spoonful of Jam

      by Michelle Magorian
      Published
      Mar 2015
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
      Pages
      368
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      Series
      Hollis Family Book 2

      About This Book

      A rich and dramatic story of a young girl who manages to overcome many obstacles in her attempts to lead a normal life after World War II

      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.

      Series Placement

      Book 2
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Themes

      Military

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Paperback

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      First Edition Mar 2015 Egmont Books (UK) ISBN 1405277017
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      eBook

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      Mar 2010 Egmont ISBN B003B0W1ZS
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