Lily's Crossing by 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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780440414537 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440414539 |
| Title | Lily's Crossing |
| Author | Patricia Reilly Giff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 1999-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 1998, Winner of Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List 1999, Winner of Kentucky Bluegrass Master List 1999, Winner of Maine Student Book Master List 1998, Winner of Newbery Honor Book 1998, Winner of Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year., Nominated for Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 2000, Nominated for Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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