A Long Way from Home: The Diary of Lillian Glenmore, Warkworth, 1943 by Lorraine Orman

In 1943, 14 year-old Lillian Glenmore is sent with her sister Joyce to live with grandparents on a dairy farm near Warkworth. Her diary describes the social conditions and her experiences of the war, including the arrival of the U.S. Marines. Includes historical note and photographs. Re-released in 2012 as Here Come the Marines, Warkworth, 1943, in Scholastic's My New Zealand Story series.