This book is set in the war and looks at the lives of those who have to live on rations. Despite the book being called, "A Ration Book Childhood", the book hardly focuses on the rations and how it affects them and focuses more on the lives of the main family. I was a bit disappointed because I had hoped to learn more about how it was like to live on rations. But with this being said, it was a great book. Every single character, even the minor ones, were very well-developed. I couldn't help but care for them all, even if some of them were painted a bit more negatively. This is a great feat for a book. I would definitely recommend this book to those who love to read about civilian lives during the war.