She goes further to share resources for anyone who is suffering from depression or anxiety and discusses how there are treatments now for it. She also shares about the historical view on depression and anxiety treatments and views. She goes through the different events that happen in the book and shares the real story of those events. Elliott shares a bit of the history on which the book is based. The reader wants to see what happens next and there seems to be twists and turns throughout it.Īt the end of the book in the Author's Notes, L.M. I love how it delves into the world of depression and is historically appropriate for how it was dealt with at the time of the war. It deals with true feelings of loss, fear, and worry about loved ones. It is about the war and thus not as happy as most books.
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I love that the book is not your typical middle grades story. The characters are well developed, and the reader gets a look at what it was like to live with the fear right in their own backyard. The story goes into a bit of the history of the parents and their relationship and introduces Cousin Belle who is that strong, single older woman who demands respect. It gives you a bit of a history lesson but also explores family relationships and mental health issues. Then the incident happens and throws the entire family into grief as one of the family members dies from a torpedo. There are also rumors of boats being torpedoed off the shore by German U-boats, but the navy is denying it or at least trying to silence the gossip. That leaves Louisa to the chores for the family and for watching over their mother who suffers from depression and is often in her own world or fog as they call it. Then her older sister announces she wants to go to Norfolk to learn to weld and help build the liberty boats. The other older brother is a Second Mate of a freighter. Another is off to train for the war effort. One brother is getting ready to leave for college in the fall. In this book we meet Louisa June who is the youngest of five kids. In fact, I wasn't sure it was true and googled it to see if it was.
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To start I was fascinated to learn about the U-boats. In the end, after a perilous sail, Louisa June learns the greatest lifeline is love. Like sunshine-yellow daffodils, good books, or news accounts of daring rescues of torpedoed passengers.ĭetermined to help her Mama and aching to combat Nazis herself, Louisa June turns to her quirky friend Emmett and the indomitable Cousin Belle, who has her own war stories-and a herd of cats-to share. Her mama has always swum in a sea of melancholy, but now she really needs Louisa June to find moments of beauty or inspiration to buoy her. And then her daddy, a tugboat captain, and her dearest brother, Butler, are caught in the crossfire. Her sister leaves home to weld Liberty Boat hulls. Her oldest brothers’ ships risk coming face-to-face with U-boats. Suddenly, the waves outside Louisa June’s farm aren’t for eel-fishing or marveling at wild swans or learning to skull her family’s boat-they’re dangerous, swarming with hidden enemies. homefront during World War II, weaving a rich portrait of a family reeling from loss and the chilling yet hopeful voyage of fighting for what matters, perfect for fans of The War That Saved My Life.ĭays after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Hitler declared war on the U.S., unleashing U-boat submarines to attack American ships. From the Publisher: In this moving and timeless story, award-winning author L.