| How I Live Now Contributor(s): Rosoff, Meg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553376055 ISBN-13: 9780553376050 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: ""EVERY WAR HAS turning points and every person too." Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy. As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy's uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way. A riveting and astonishing story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Literary - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1620 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.32" W x 8.04" (0.39 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80148 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Every war has turning points and every person too." Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy. As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy's uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way. A riveting and astonishing story. |