Book Overview
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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0545106052
ISBN13:9780545106054
Release Date:May 2010
Publisher:Scholastic Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.67 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 8.5"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Great historical fiction.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
I love this book. It includes many pages of accurate historical news clips, etc. from the 1960s and then a fiction story to go along with the history.
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