This is a good book - in the same vein as Peck's wonderful stories
set in rural Illinois. It lacks some of the humorous punch of The
Teacher's Funeral, and others in that series, but it is a gentle, good
tale about the people "back home" during World War II. Since it is
rather gentle - none of the really ghastly horrors of that war, it would
be suitable for younger children and their first encounter with world
wars.
It is not my favorite Peck book, but it is a
good one. Boys will be especially interested in how the boy in the
story collects things in support of the war effort - rubber, scrap
metal, etc., etc., - even milkweed pods.
And, as a substitute teacher, even though it was a minor sidestory, I did enjoy the glimpses of the teachers of the era.
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