Queenie is a story, set in the 1950s, about a girl and her Nan. When the two find out they have tuberculosis, they are put in two different hospitals, separated until they heal. With the Queen’s coronation coming up, there is no chance that these two characters are going to be able to get better in time. It is a brilliant book for children to read for pleasure. There are many possibilities for its use the first that it can be a take home book, on the shelves in class for chn to read or it can be read to children at the end of the day and it can be used as a talking point for issues surrounding: illness, death, fostering etc for PSHE. This wonderful book is set in 1953 mostly. It is about a plain girl called Elsie. Her Grandma, who she is living with while her mother is away, catches TB, Tuberculosis. She starts to cough up blood. When Elsie finds out that she has it in her knee, she is heartbroken. She and her Grandma were going to go to the coronation until they both got sick. I loved this book because you learn a lot about historic life. This story is sad but wonderful. It is simply heartwarming.
What do You think about Queenie (2013)?
This book was good with real interesting characters
—Felicitas
A great book, I couldn't put it down!
—Sweet_Seani
