Countdown

By Deborah Wiles
(Scholastic Press, Hardcover, 9780545106054, 400pp.)

Publication Date: May 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback

Categories: Historical - United States - 20th Century, Family - General

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer 2010 Kids' Next List

“In this fantastic debut historical novel, 11-year-old Franny is growing up in the early 1960s against a backdrop of the Cuban Missle Crisis. What makes this book unique is the nonfiction component that Wiles integrates into the book. Between each chapter there are pages of real images from the 1960s that serve to help the reader better imagine the era.”

-- Suzanna Hermans, Oblong Books And Music,LLC., Millerton, NY

Description

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

It's 1962, and it seems everyone is living in fear. Twelve-year-old Franny Chapman lives with her family in Washington, DC, during the days surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Amidst the pervasive threat of nuclear war, Franny must face the tension between herself and her younger brother, figure out where she fits in with her family, and look beyond outward appearances. For Franny, as for all Americans, it's going to be a formative year.

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