Author: Mary Ann Rodman
Pages: 257
World War Two is under way and everyone is doing something to help. Ellie is definitely used to having to make sacrifices because of the war. The scarcity of meat and the overwhelming need for metal have basically altered life as she knew it. The one thing she hasn’t lost to the war is her brother and best friend, Jimmy.
When Jimmy gets drafted the war seems a lot more real to Ellie. Aunt Toots moves into his room and her mother gets a job at a war factory. As the war drags on, Ellie has convinced herself that Jimmy will be home for Christmas and when he isn’t she is devastated. Will Jimmy make it home?
Jimmy’s Stars was the first book that I have read in a long time that has brought me close to tears! Mary Ann Rodman does an incredible job conveying the feelings of a nation in the midst of war. You’ll feel like you are being transported back in time when you pick up this book!
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