Here come the marines : Warkworth, 1943

Redesigned ed
Previously published as: A long way from home: the diary of Lillian Glenmore, Warkworth, 1943, in the My story series: Scholastic, 2005
New Zealand author
Summary: In 1943, 14 year-old Lillian Glenmore is sent with her sister Joyce to live with their grandparents on a dairy farm near Warkworth, New Zealand. Lillian's diary describes the social conditions of the period and her experiences of the war, including the arrival in New Zealand of the U.S. Marines. Includes historical note and photographs. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary
A long way from home: the diary of Lillian Glenmore

Lighthouse Family: Coastal New Zealand 1941-42

New Zealand author
Summary: For Frances and her family, living on a lighthouse, the war is both far away and scarily close. There are rumours of submarines in the Pacific. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, taken Singapore and bombed Darwin, so what's to stop them invading New Zealand next? But soon Frances, the only girl on the island, will have more to worry about than the threat of a Japanese invasion. (Publisher)