Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Franny misses her college age sister, fights with her brother, and is hurt by her best friend. These ordinary problems play out against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis during several tense days in 1962. Advertisements, newspaper clippings, and other period ephemera are used to recreate the flavor of the time.
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The Park School ~ Summer Reading 2018
Countdown by Deborah Wiles (Historical Fiction historical for Grade/s6, 7)