Pub Date: March 1, 2005
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004054034
Lexile Code: 0570
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.57" H x 7.12" L x 4.61" W ( 0.34 lbs) 188 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values and Virtues | Historical | United States 21st Century | Humorous Stories | War and Military | Biographical | United States | Family | Blended Families | Marriage and Divorce | Girls and Women
Description: A ten-year-old girl growing up during World War II learns the painful lesson that doing what's right is not always easy. Includes a reader's guide.
Brief description:
ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey.
Review Quotes:
* "Rinaldi creates . . . [a] vivid picture of the period she saw as a child."--Booklist, starred review