Jimmy's Stars

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Jimmy's Stars
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First edition
Author Mary Ann Rodman
Language English
Genre young adult novel
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
2008
Publication place United States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages257 pp
ISBN 0-374-33703-9
OCLC 86109697
LC Class PZ7.R6166 Jim 2008

Jimmy's Stars is a children's historical novel by the American writer Mary Ann Rodman.

It is set in 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania against the backdrop of World War II and tells the story of eleven-year-old Ellie McKelvey, protagonist of this novel. Her older brother Jimmy, however, is drafted and she and her family struggle to keep up their hope for him. [1]

Reviews

"Packed with intimate details about life in America during World War II, this book will leave readers with a meaningful picture of what it was like to live through those very hard years." [2]

References

  1. ↑ Jimmy's Stars (2008), Kirkus Reviews, 2008. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. April 29, 2008. ISBN   9780374337032.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy’s Stars", Looking Glass Reviews


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