AR: 4.6

I absolutely loved this as a read-aloud with my elementary school-aged kids. ( )

Richard Peck was a master! I'm so sorry to have lost him. This is a really an exceptional book. It had me laughing and crying. A real down to earth story. Great characters. I can't say enough good things about this book. Made me feel like a kid again! I loved it and I'm ready to pick it up and read it all over again! ( )

A good book with some fun and hilarious characters (Eulalia!), but a touch too heavy on the 'this was before and this was after' war. ( )

What a writer Peck is. Here's another terrific tale, this one about WWII as seen through a boy's eyes. Peck evokes the time with great sensitivity and some humor while managing to communicate some fierce truths about war and love and parenting. Highly recommended. ( )