Lily's Crossing
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars
3.8
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Patricia Reilly Giff
This “brilliantly told” (New York Times) Newbery Honor Book gives readers a sense of what it was like to be on the American home front while our soldiers were away fighting in World War II. As in past years, Lily will spend the summer in Rockaway, in her family’s summer house by the Atlantic Ocean. But this summer of 1944, World War II has changed everyone’s life. Lily’s best friend, Margaret, has moved to a wartime factory town, and, much worse, Lily’s father is going overseas to the war. There’s no one Lily’s age in Rockaway until the arrival of Albert, a refugee from Hungary with a secret sewn into his coat. Albert has lost most of his family in the war; he’s been through things Lily can’t imagine. But soon they form a special friendship. Now Lily and Albert have secrets to share: They both have told lies, and Lily has told one that may cost Albert his life.
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Author
Patricia Reilly Giff
Pages
208
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2001-11-13
ISBN
0385729936 9780385729932
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"A wonderful read for kids. I read it when I was 10 and found myself absolutely absorbed. That was the first time I found myself sad that a book had ended."
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