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Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn

Stepping on the Cracks

Paperback – Illustrated, March 23, 2009

Mary Downing Hahn

HarperCollins · Paperback · March 23, 2009

In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.

20th-Century U.S.Wars & Military HistoryBullyingHistorical Fiction
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Who it’s for
A 1944 childhood story finds compassion in an unexpected place.
Genres
Wars & Military History, 20th-Century U.S., Bullying
Published
HarperCollins, March 23, 2009

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About this book

In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.

Changing Sides

A 1944 childhood story finds compassion in an unexpected place.

Come here for

  • A wartime childhood story where first impressions of a bully shift
  • Tension shaped by family loyalty and hard choices

Expect

  • An eleven-year-old’s changing view of the school bully
  • A family secret shadowed by World War II

Where it sits

Bullying59%
20th-Century U.S.56%
Wars & Military History45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Wars & Military History
  • 20th-Century U.S.
  • Bullying
  • Coming of Age
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  • Holocaust Stories for Teens
  • War & Military YA
  • 19th-Century US YA
  • 20th-Century US YA
Authors
Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 23, 2009
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Wars & Military History