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This Means War!
Contributor(s): Wittlinger, Ellen (Author)

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ISBN: 1416971017     ISBN-13: 9781416971016
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: April 2010
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Annotation: Challenges between a group of boys and girls escalate during the Cold War in Ellen Wittlinger's gripping middle-grade novel.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008032586
Age Level: 10-14
Grade Level: 5-9
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.58" W x 8.48" L (0.70 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2010 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 03/15/2010 pg. 55
Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2010
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 171
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2010 pg. 96
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 137028
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
October 1962. Juliet Klostermeyer's world is turning upside down. All she hears from her parents and teachers and on the news is the Russian threat and the Cuban Missile Crisis. And things aren't much better at home. Her best friend, Lowell, doesn't seem interested in being her friend anymore--he'd rather hang out with the new boys instead. When Patsy moves in, things are looking up. Patsy is fearless, and she challenges the neighborhood boys to see who's better, stronger faster: a war between the boys and the girls. All the talk of war makes Juliet uneasy. As the challenges become more and more dangerous, Juliet has to decide what she stands for--and what's worth fighting for.

This is a powerful middle-grade coming of age novel from teen powerhouse Ellen Wittlinger.


Contributor Bio(s): Wittlinger, Ellen: - Ellen Wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels Parrotfish, Blind Faith, Sandpiper, Heart on My Sleeve, Zigzag, and Hard Love (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book and a Lambda Literary Award winner), and its sequel Love & Lies: Marisol's Story. She has a bachelor's degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and an MFA from the University of Iowa. A former children's librarian, she lives with her husband in Haydenville, Massachusetts.
 
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