MARGOT & ME

How can you hate someone in the present and love them in the past? While her mum recuperates from a long illness Fliss Baker moves to the countryside to live with her cantankerous bullying grandmother Margot. Life on the farm is tough and life at school is even tougher so when Fliss unearths Margot's wartime diary she sees an opportunity to get her own back. But Fliss soon discovers Margot's life during the evacuation was full of adventure mystery . . . and even passion. What's more she learns a terrible secret that could tear her whole family apart. A Children’s Bookshelf Selection: Each month our editor’s pick the best books for children and young adults by age to be a part of the children’s bookshelf. These are editorial recommendations made by our team of experts. Our monthly reading list includes a mix of bestsellers and top new releases and evergreen books that will help enhance a child’s reading life.