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Violence
Some
WWII bombing threats; a crowd crush disaster based on real events; deaths
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
A wartime romance; sweet and emotionally developed
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The grief of the Bethnal Green disaster; the psychological weight of wartime loss
What this book is about
Nellie Morris lives in Bethnal Green during WWII and falls in love with a young American soldier named Billy. When a tragedy strikes the community—inspired by the real Bethnal Green tube disaster of 1943 in which 173 people died in a crush—Nellie's understanding of her family and her past is upended. Millie Bobby Brown's debut novel draws on her grandmother's experiences and wears its heart on its sleeve.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Based on the Bethnal Green tube disaster with significant loss of life
WWII atmosphere and grief throughout
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