My Story: Road to War

Heard about ‘our boys’? Now say hello to the girls! It’s 1917, and the Great War is raging across Europe. When Daffy Rowntree’s soldier brother goes missing in action, she refuses to sit at home any longer. It’s time for Daffy to do her bit – by joining the women’s ambulance service! Soon she’s plunged into the mud and horror of the French battlefields, ferrying the wounded out of the trenches. But even for rescuers like Daffy, safety is never guaranteed…

  • Riveting diary fiction from a million-selling series
  • A vivid first-hand account of the First World War
  • Explores how women got involved in the trenches
  • Exciting way to explore curriculum-linked history

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  • Valerie Wilding

    Valerie Wilding is an experienced fiction writer and school librarian. She has recently written Discovering Dinosaurs for the Double Take series, and has also written for My Story, Pickle Hill Primary and Top Ten.

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