This term our class novel is ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ by Emma Carroll.
This book is about Olive and her brother, Cliff, and her sister, Sukie, who goes missing in an air raid bombing. Olive and Cliff are sent away as evacuees to live on the Devonshire coast to keep them safe. Olive must try to solve the mystery of her missing sister using a coded note she found.
We have really enjoyed this book so far and have loved being sat outside whilst we read!
Help at home: Have a discussion about with your child about what they like/dislike about the book so far. Can they summarise the text? What impression do they get of Olive/Cliff/Sukie?