Shortlisted for The Branford Boase Award 2013
A beautiful and bittersweet love story set in the real village of Oradour-sur-Glane which was cruelly and apparently randomly destroyed during the Second World War. Teenagers Luc and Arianne meet and fall in love. Ari is willing to do anything to stop Luc from joining the French Resistance movement but will it be enough? The absolute romance of first love is touchingly captured and made all the more poignant by the terrible circumstance in which it arises.
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The Brandford Boase Award is given annually to the author of an outstanding debut novel for children.
The seven shortlisted titles were:
After the Snow by SD Crockett
The Things We Did for Love by Natasha Farrant
Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan
A Hen in the Wardrobe by Wendy Meddour
Black Arts by Andrew Prentice & Jonathan Weil
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton
A World Between Us by Lydia Syson
France: February, 1944. Arianne knew Luc as a child, of course she did. Everyone in Samaroux knows each other. But he's been away, and five years really makes a difference to a boy. A young man. As they fall headily into love - first love - their world starts to crumble around them.
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France: February, 1944. Arianne knew Luc as a child, of course she did.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Things We Did for Love and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
The Things We Did for Love features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
Paperback, Hardback. £6.29, down from the £6.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Things We Did for Love was written by Natasha Farrant and published by Faber Children's Books an imprint of Faber and Faber
The Things We Did for Love has 227 pages
£6.29, reduced from £6.99. In Stock.