{"product_id":"home-front-girl-book-joan-wehlen-morrison-9780912777863","title":"Home Front Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eLiterary Classics Gold Medal in Historical Young Adult \u003cbr\u003e Literary Classics Words on Wings Young Adult Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWednesday, December 10, 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHitler speaks to Reichstag tomorrow. We just heard the first casualty lists over the radio. . . . Lots of boys from Michigan and Illinois. Oh my God  . . . Life goes on though. We read our books in the library and eat lunch, bridge, etc. Phy. Sci. and Calculus. Darn Descartes. Reading Walt Whitman now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis diary of a smart, astute, and funny teenager provides a fascinating record of what an everyday American girl felt and thought during the Depression and the lead-up to World War II. Young Chicagoan Joan Wehlen describes her daily life growing up in the city and ruminates about the impending war, daily headlines, and major touchstones of the era--FDR's radio addresses, the Lindbergh kidnapping, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Mr. Chips \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e, Churchill and Hitler, war work and Red Cross meetings. Included are Joan's charming doodles of her latest dress or haircut reflective of the era. \u003ci\u003eHome Front Girl \u003c\/i\u003eis not only an entertaining and delightful read but an important primary source--a vivid account of a \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e American girl's lived experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49511632437521,"sku":"GOR013552686","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0912777869.jpg?v=1751450997","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/home-front-girl-book-joan-wehlen-morrison-9780912777863","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}