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The War in Georgia
by Jerrie Oughton
ISBN: 0395815681
ISBN-13: 9780395815687
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Set in the American South just prior to the end of World War II, this is the story of 13-year-old Shanta Cola Morgan, an orphan who lives with her grandmother and bedridden uncle. Longing for a "real family," Shanta eagerly welcomes the Wallings when they move in across the street and quickly befriends Denise, a girl about her own age, and her 21-year-old mentally disabled brother, Earl. As Shanta gets to know the Wallings family, she learns a horrifying secret that provides some much-needed perspective on her own life.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 1997
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Ages: 4 to 6
Pages: 183
Synopses
Living in Georgia during World War II, thirteen-year-old Shanta sometimes feels that her family and neighborhood are more hopeless battlefields that those in foreign lands.
Publisher's Notes
Thirteen-year-old Shanta Cole Morgan lives with her grandmother and her bedridden Uncle Louie. She knows this isn't a typical family, but she has always thought it worked well enough. She finds out during the scary summer of 1945, though, what being part of a real family is all about. As World War II rages on overseas, hard times come to the Morgan house, and war creeps onto Shanta's street as stealthily as kudzu in the Georgia countryside. As Shanta, her grandmother, and Louie dig deep to keep love and humor in their home, Shanta learns how a family sustains each member and that there are worse things than not having parents.
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Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. 0395815681 A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1997 Houghton Mifflin Company Hard Cover . Very Good. 1997. ( more information) Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. GREY HARD COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. DISCARD WRITTEN IN INK. ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1997. F First Edition (First Printing). H Hard Cover. As New. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. A beautiful, tight and unread copy in Fine/Fine condition. ( more information) Offered by Books on High / Tri-Village Book Company (United States)
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