Countdown Contributor(s): Wiles, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545106052 ISBN-13: 9780545106054 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2010 Click for more in this series: Sixties Trilogy |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2010282315 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available) |
Series: Sixties Trilogy |
Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.34" W x 8.52" L (1.57 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Chronological Period - 1960's - Topical - Family |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2013 Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2012 North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2012 Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2011 Grand Canyon Reader Award, Nominee, Tween, 2013 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Middle School, 2012 Land of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, Winner, Young Adult, 2011 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2010 Publishers Weekly 04/26/2010 pg. 108 Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 84 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2010 pg. 95 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2010 School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 98 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 13 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 35 BookPage 07/01/2010 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 137204 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The story of a formative year in 12-year-old Franny Chapman's life, and the life of a nation facing the threat of nuclear war.Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall. It's 1962, and it seems that the whole country is living in fear. When President Kennedy goes on television to say that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba, it only gets worse. Franny doesn't know how to deal with what's going on in the world -- no more than she knows how to deal with what's going on with her family and friends. But somehow she's got to make it through. Featuring a captivating story interspersed with footage from 1962, award-winning author Deborah Wiles has created a documentary novel that will put you right alongside Franny as she navigates a dangerous time in both her history and our history. |
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