Joan Wehlen Morrison

(Author)

Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime AmericaHardcover, 1 November 2012

Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime America
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Reading Age
Ages: 12-15
Grade Levels
7-10
Print Length
272 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Date Published
1 Nov 2012
ISBN-10
1613744579
ISBN-13
9781613744574

Description

Literary Classics Gold Medal in Historical Young Adult
Literary Classics Words on Wings Young Adult Book Award

Wednesday, December 10, 1941

"Hitler 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."

This 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, Goodbye Mr. Chips and Citizen Kane, 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. Home Front Girl is not only an entertaining and delightful read but an important primary source--a vivid account of a real American girl's lived experiences.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 12-15
Author:
Joan Wehlen Morrison
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 November 2012
Dimensions:
21.59 x 14.73 x 2.79 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 7-10
ISBN-10:
1613744579
ISBN-13:
9781613744574
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Weight:
430.91 gm

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