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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Deborah WilesSeries:Sixties TrilogyAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:5/1/2010Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scholastic PressISBN-13:9780545106054ISBN-10:545106052UPC:9780545106054Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, FamilyBook Topic:United StatesAward:2011 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize Winner - Young Adult Award|2011 Texas Lone Star Reading List Commended - Young Adult Award|2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2012 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Middle School Award|2013 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Tween Award|2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award|Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Young Adult AwardSize:8.52 x 6.34 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.5719Product ID:SCA74Z7E35
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scholastic PressISBN-13:9780545106054ISBN-10:545106052UPC:9780545106054Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, FamilyBook Topic:United StatesAward:2011 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize Winner - Young Adult Award|2011 Texas Lone Star Reading List Commended - Young Adult Award|2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2012 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Middle School Award|2013 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Tween Award|2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award|Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Young Adult AwardSize:8.52 x 6.34 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.5719Product ID:SCA74Z7E35
Deborah Wiles is the author of the picture book Freedom Summer and the novels: Love, Ruby Lavender; The Aurora County All-Stars; Each Little Bird That Sings, a National Book Award finalist; and A Long Line of Cakes. She is also the author of the documentary novels Countdown; Revolution, a National Book Award Finalist; and Anthem. She has vivid memories of ducking and covering under her school desk during air raid drills at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also sang in the Glee Club, was a champion speller, and hated Field Day. Deborah lives in Atlanta, Georgia. You can visit her on the web at deborahwiles.com.
Publisher: Scholastic Press

Awards

🏆 2011 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize Winner - Young Adult Award|2011 Texas Lone Star Reading List Commended - Young Adult Award|2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|2012 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Middle School Award|2013 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Tween Award|2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award|Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Young Adult Award

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Deborah Wiles

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