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Jimmy's Stars

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By Mary Ann Rodman; Mary A. Rodman
Publisher Farrar, Straus Giroux - (Farrar, Straus Giroux (BYR))
Jimmy's Stars
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Its September 1943, and elevenyearold Ellie McKelveys older brother, Jimmy, has just been drafted. Jimmy has a joyful heart and a kind word for everyone, and hes the only person who thinks Ellie is smart and funny and as beautiful as Lana Turner, the movie star. Ellie can hardly stand to see him go. With Jimmy gone, Aunt Toots moves into his bedroom, Ellies mother takes a war job at a factory, and everything in Ellies life seems upside down. But she figures that the war will be over and Jimmy home by Christmas, so as much as she misses him, she keeps her spirits up. Even as families in the neighborhood begin to receive telegrams informing them that their boys are wounded or worse, Ellie never stops believing in Jimmy. In her second work of historical fiction, Mary Ann Rodman captures all the authentic details of life on the homefront during World War II, as well as the fierce love a sister has for her beloved big brother.

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52418 words52,418 words
272 pages272 pages
Lexile 640LLexile 640L
Grade 5 to 8Grade 5 to 8
Published 2008Published 2008

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Book ISBN:

9780374337032

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