The War with Grandpa Contributor(s): Smith, Robert Kimmel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440492769 ISBN-13: 9780440492764 Publisher: Yearling Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1984 Annotation: Peter thinks the only way he can reclaim his room is by declaring war on his grandfather. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, William Allen White Award, Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award, Parents' Choice Award, An IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Mark Twain Award, Young Hoosier Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award, Georgia Children's Book Award. Click for more in this series: Yearling |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 83014366 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 640(Not Available) |
Series: Yearling |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.17" W x 7.66" L (0.24 lbs) 140 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Winner, Children's Book, 1989 Young Hoosier Book Award, Winner, Grades 4-6, 1987 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Winner, Children's, 1985 Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Children's, 1987 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 298 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Don't miss the laugh-out-loud classic about a boy who leaps into battle when he's forced to share a room with his grandfather--now a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, and Oakes Fegley Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs. Peter loves his grandpa but wants his room back. He has no choice but to declare war With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even. They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far? WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity.-School Library Journal The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions.-The Horn Book Magazine |
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