The War with Grandpa
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The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
Don't miss the laugh-out-loud classic about a boy who leaps into battle when he's forced to share a room with his grandfather--now a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, and Oakes Fegley!Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs.
Peter loves his grandpa but wants his room back. He has no choice but to declare war! With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.
They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far?
WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS
AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE
"Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity."-School Library Journal
"The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions."-The Horn Book Magazine
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780440492764 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440492769 |
| Title | The War with Grandpa |
| Author | Robert Kimmel Smith |
| Series | The War With Grandpa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 1984-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Winner of California Young Reader Medal 1990, Winner of Indiana Young Hoosier Award 1987, Winner of Kansas William White Award 1987, Winner of Massachusetts Children's Book Award 1994, Winner of Missouri Mark Twain Award 1987, Winner of Nebraska Golden Sower Award 1987, Winner of Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award 1987, Winner of South Carolina Children's Book Award 1986, Winner of Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award 1987, Winner of Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award 1986 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |