Countdown: 01 (Sixties Trilogy) - Hardcover

Wiles, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545106052 ISBN 13: 9780545106054

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2010

Synopsis

Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall.
It's 1962, and it seems that the whole country is living in fear. When President Kennedy goes on television to say that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba, it only gets worse. Franny doesn't know how to deal with what's going on in the world -- no more than she knows how to deal with what's going on with her family and friends. But somehow she's got to make it through.
Featuring a captivating story interspersed with footage from 1962, award-winning author Deborah Wiles has created a documentary novel that will put you right alongside Franny as she navigates a dangerous time in both her history and our history.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Countdown:

* "Wiles skillfully keeps many balls in the air, giving readers a story that appeals across the decades as well as offering enticing paths into the history." - Booklist, starred review

* "The larger story...told here in an expert coupling of text and design, is how life endures, even triumphs, no matter how perilous the times." - Horn Book, starred review

* "References to duct tape (then newly invented), McDonald's and other pop culture lend authenticity to this phenomenal story of the beginnings of radical change in America." - Kirkus, starred review

* "Wiles palpably recreates the fear kids felt when air-raid sirens and duck-and-cover drills were routine...this story is sure to strike a chord with those living through tough times today." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Countdown:

* "Wiles skillfully keeps many balls in the air, giving readers a story that appeals across the decades as well as offering enticing paths into the history." - Booklist, starred review

* "The larger story...told here in an expert coupling of text and design, is how life endures, even triumphs, no matter how perilous the times." - Horn Book, starred review

* "References to duct tape (then newly invented), McDonald's and other pop culture lend authenticity to this phenomenal story of the beginnings of radical change in America." - Kirkus, starred review

* "Wiles palpably recreates the fear kids felt when air-raid sirens and duck-and-cover drills were routine...this story is sure to strike a chord with those living through tough times today." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Countdown:
* "Wiles skillfully keeps many balls in the air, giving readers a story that appeals across the decades as well as offering enticing paths into the history." - Booklist, starred review
* "The larger story...told here in an expert coupling of text and design, is how life endures, even triumphs, no matter how perilous the times." - Horn Book, starred review
* "References to duct tape (then newly invented), McDonald's and other pop culture lend authenticity to this phenomenal story of the beginnings of radical change in America." - Kirkus, starred review
* "Wiles palpably recreates the fear kids felt when air-raid sirens and duck-and-cover drills were routine...this story is sure to strike a chord with those living through tough times today." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

About the Author:

Deborah Wiles is the author of the picture book FREEDOM SUMMER and three novels: LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER; THE AURORA COUNTY ALL-STARS; and EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS, a National Book Award finalist. She has vivid memories of ducking and covering under her school desk during air raid drills at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also sang in the Glee Club, was a champion speller, and hated Field Day. Deborah lives in Atlanta, Georgia. You can visit her on the web at www.deborahwiles.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0545106052
• ISBN 13: 9780545106054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400