Jimmy's stars /
Rodman, Mary Ann.
Jimmy's stars / Mary Ann Rodman. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. - 257 p. ; 22 cm.
In 1943, eleven-year-old Ellie is her brother Jimmy's "best girl," and when he leaves Pittsburgh just before Thanksgiving to fight in World War II, he promises he will return, asks her to leave the Christmas tree up until he does, and reminds her to "let the joy out."
9780374337032 0374337039
2007005091
World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Siblings--Fiction.
Soldiers--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
PZ7.R6166 / Jim 2008
[Fic]
Jimmy's stars / Mary Ann Rodman. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. - 257 p. ; 22 cm.
In 1943, eleven-year-old Ellie is her brother Jimmy's "best girl," and when he leaves Pittsburgh just before Thanksgiving to fight in World War II, he promises he will return, asks her to leave the Christmas tree up until he does, and reminds her to "let the joy out."
9780374337032 0374337039
2007005091
World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Siblings--Fiction.
Soldiers--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
PZ7.R6166 / Jim 2008
[Fic]