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The War Years
By DePaola, Tomie & De Paola, Tomie
- ISBN
- 978-0-39924-692-0
- Publisher
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2007.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2007
Gr 2-4 This seventh installment in dePaola's autobiography covers New Year's Day through April 20, 1942. The war creates a backdrop that seems at first more interesting than ominous. Tomie overhears talk of rationing and hoarding, peeks out from behind blackout curtains, and notes that, due to the war, Fleer bubblegum will no longer be available. As ever, the author fills the story with authentically childlike details: he wishes that second-grade penmanship were easier, re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
For young Tomie, the war means food shortages and air raid drills. But the irrepressible boy also has his family an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
