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Jimmy's Stars

by Mary Ann Rodman

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It’s September 1943, and eleven-year-old Ellie McKelvey’s older brother, Jimmy, has just been drafted. Jimmy has a joyful heart and a kind word for everyone, and he’s the only person who thinks Ellie is smart and funny and as beautiful as Lana Turner, the movie star. Ellie can hardly stand to see him go. With Jimmy gone, Aunt Toots moves into his bedroom, Ellie’s mother takes a war job at a factory, and everything in Ellie’s life seems upside down. But she figures that the war will be over and Jimmy home by Christmas, so as much as she misses him, she keeps her spirits up. Even as families in the neighborhood begin to receive telegrams informing them that their boys are wounded or worse, Ellie never stops believing in Jimmy.

In her second work of historical fiction, Mary Ann Rodman captures all the authentic details of life on the homefront during World War II, as well as the fierce love a sister has for her beloved big brother.

About the Author

MARY ANN RODMAN’s debut novel, Yankee Girl, was chosen as a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers and an NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She lives with her family in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780374337032
Author:
Rodman, Mary Ann
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Family - Siblings
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Family life
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
Brothers and sisters
Edition Description:
First
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Pages:
257
Dimensions:
827x628x96 86
Age Level:
10-UP

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