| Willow Run Contributor(s): Giff, Patricia Reilly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440238013 ISBN-13: 9780440238010 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: 1944 Meggie Dillon's life has been turned upside down by World War II. Her older brother Eddie enlisted and was shipped off to fight in Europe. And people say that anywhere else Grandpa would be turned in because he's German, and people might think he's a spy. Is it true? Could Grandpa be taken away? Meggie's father has announced that they must help the war effort and move to Willow Run, Michigan, where he'll work nights in a factory building important war planes that will help fight the enemy in Europe. Willow Run will be the greatest adventure ever, Meggie thinks. There she meets Patches and Harlan, other kids like her whose parents have come here to do their part in the war. And there she faces questions about courage, and what it takes to go into battle, like Eddie, and how to keep hope alive on the home front. "From the Hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.12" W x 7.66" (0.24 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 100996 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Meggie Dillon's life has been turned upside down by World War II. Meggie's father has announced that they must help the war effort and move to Willow Run, Michigan, where he'll work nights in a factory building important war planes that will help fight the enemy in Europe. Willow Run will be the greatest adventure ever, Meggie thinks. There she meets Patches and Harlan, other kids like her from far-off places whose parents have come here to do their part in the war. And there she faces questions about courage, and what it takes to go into battle, like Eddie, and to keep hope alive on the home front. |