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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780395585078
ISBN number: 0395585074
Label: Clarion Books
Manufacturer: Clarion Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: October 28, 1991
Publishing house: Clarion Books
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 547503
Studio: Clarion Books
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In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.
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I am almost through my college days, but I discovered this book back in the 5th or 6th grade. I haven't read it in several years, but from what I remember it was a very riviting story between two girls growing up during World War II, the tense sitution at the time, and the family dynamics each girl must confront. I remeber using this book for several book reports :) not because I would have had to find some new material to review, but because I loved reading this book over and over again. If you enjoy this book, another personal favorites of mine is Wait till Helen Comes, a ghost story but not a grusome one- great for kids!
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I like the way gordy acts because he gets beat up by his father.the way elizabeth is so brave. and how margaret is so afrad yet she still go's along with elizabeth. the way stuart acts and belives and how margaret loves her brother. it is a wonderful book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-fan scarlett
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BOOK REVIEW
Have you ever wondered what it must've been like being a teenager during WWII? Do you know what it was like having a brother in the army during the war? If not then read Stepping On the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn. This is a very interesting historical fiction novel about a thirteen-year-old girl named Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth who are living during the time of WWII. Both Margaret and Elizabeth have brothers fighting in the war. Both girls despise the school bully, Gordy, who in turn despises them, until they uncover one of his darkest secrets. Throughout the story, the girls learn to like Gordy, and help him out, all while risking their lives to help him. If you are just dying to get your hands on a good historical fiction, then this is the book for you.
One reason I absolutely loved this book is because the characters relate to me so well, that I can almost imagine that the entire story is happening to me. The characters are just average middle schoolers like myself who like to go on adventures and live on the edge every once in a while, which I think is really cool. An example of something that I can relate to is when a bully at school teases Margaret. I hated it when people used to do that to me, so I know just how she feels.
Another key factor in the greatness of this book is the Vocabulary. The author writes this entire book as if she is a new author trying to make a name for herself. Every single detail is described, and described very vividly at that. For example the author turns what could be an ordinary sentence, into something spectacular: The sun emerged from the depths of the night, just like the petals of a rose in bloom. It's sentences like that one that makes this book great to read.
The final thing that I have to evaluate on this book is the fact that the author was not afraid to write about what was really happening. She wasn't afraid of telling you how things really went down inside the book. For instance, when she talks about Gordy's father, she is very frank and says that he is an abusive, white trash husband and father.
In conclusion, this historical fiction novel is a wonderful piece of literature, and should be enjoyed by all.
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Hahn weaves a glorious tale of two girls, Elizabeth and Margaret who are growing up in the folds of War World II. Margaret is loyal, thoughtful, and a "sissybaby" , she is also the narrater; along with Elizabeth who is impulsive, passionate and "sassy" she believes that everything wrong can be solved by " steeping on a crack and breaking Hitler's back." Together they face a formidable enemy in Gordy, the nieghborhood bully who is rumored to come from an abusive household, his cruelty seems to know no bounds. All three have brothers away at the front that they are both proud of and anxious for. When Gordy and Elizabeth's rivarly escalates the girls discover a secret, Gordy's brother Stuart has deserted from basic training and is hiding in the woods and is dagerously ill. As the girls come to grips with the conflicts of their own moral and ethical compass, they learn that the answers to life toughest questions don't always come without consequences, and that no one, not even the meanest of bullies is a cold equation.
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one day margret and elizabeth build a treehouse in margrets backyard, when they see gordy, a school bulie he takes thier fibre then they find his brother stuart they help him but find out that he is to sick for them to care for any more so they get barbra to help she takes him to a doctor and then to her house and he gets better then he finds out his brother Gordy has been getting beat so he decides to go home and...
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