Description

The story of a formative year in 12-year-old Franny Chapmans life, and the life of a nation facing the threat of nuclear war.

Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But thats hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall. Its 1962, and it seems that the whole country is living in fear. When President Kennedy goes on television to say that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba, it only gets worse. Franny doesnt know how to deal with whats going on in the world no more than she knows how to deal with whats going on with her family and friends. But somehow shes got to make it through. Featuring a captivating story interspersed with footage from 1962, award-winning author Deborah Wiles has created a documentary novel that will put you right alongside Franny as she navigates a dangerous time in both her history and our history.

Author: Deborah Wiles
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 05/01/2010
Series: Sixties Trilogy
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 8.52h x 6.34w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780545106054
Language: English