A well-written young adult book providing history of WWII through the eyes of a young British refugee and her friends in Santa Fe. This book would be helpful to younger generations in learning about certain aspects of the war that aren't always described in textbooks. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it! ( )

WWII book of an English refugee living in Santa Fe. She's from a posh family and in a previous book apparently she had to learn to be independent like an American. In this one, she deals with her friendships with a variety of kids, her crush on one of them, and the shocks of America's entry into the war and the town's distrust of the Japanese internees that are brought into a nearby camp. It's lightly written from the 13 year old girl's perspective and an interesting view of the war.

As a kid, I loved WWII stories about children all over the world -- this one would have been right up my alley, with the twists of the English girl living in Santa Fe, seeing the US entry into the war, helping with the dog recruitment, and seeing a Japanese internment camp built and occupied. ( )

Great young adult book. Great resource for young students about World War II, Japanese Internment Camps, and Southwest U.S. Good learning tool. Thank you to Librarything.com for a copy of this book. ( )

Fleeing the war, Beatrice, a young England girl, is living with Clem, a nurse in Santa Fe. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, Clem makes arrangements to travel to across the country to train other nurses. Beatrice, moves in with her best friend. Nearby, a Japanese Internment Camp is being built.

Although I found this book to be slow moving, I believe it will be very appealing to pre-teen or middle school age girls. Beatrice was a dynamic character, one I believe many will relate to. Although the book is fiction, I believe it can be an educational tool, to show what life was like during WWII, and to address the internment camps in the U.S. Overall, well worth picking up. ( )

This is the second book in a series, I did not get an opportunity to read the first but Beatrice On Her Own stands alone in its own right. Beatrice is a perky thirteen year old English girl who has been displaced for safety purposes to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She misses her family dreadfully but is adapting to a different kind of life in Santa Fe with her care giver Clem of whom she has become very fond. When Pearl Harbor gets bombed and the United States enters the war, Clem, who is a nurse is called to Washington DC to train nurses for what is sure to become World War II. Beatrice moves in with her friend Arabella and this works for a time. I really liked the straight simplicity of this young adult novel. Not everything is black and white and Beatrice has to open her eyes a bit wider to see the truth of the world. She discovers that there is to be a Japanese internment camp in her newly adopted town. Are all Japanese not to be trusted? She must ponder on this question and in doing so begins to grow up. Recommended for the interesting bit of Santa Fe's history I new nothing about. ( )