Product ReviewsCold War on Maplewood Street by Gayle Rosengren (2015, Children's Board Books)

Spectacular Middle Grade Fiction by Gayle Rosengren, Author of the equally-terrific WHAT THE MOON SAID!

Another marvelous Middle Grade book from this terrific author, Gayle Rosengren (WHAT THE MOON SAID, 2014 JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION and ILLINOIS READS selection). As w/ MOON, just a model of terrific MG fiction, beautifully written and structured, with an incredibly interesting, lovable, and complex main character (Joanna), and an engrossing and spot-on story-line capturing the essence of being a 12 year-old during one of the scariest (and most significant) weeks in American & World History (the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. SHOULD BE PERFECT FOR USE BY TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS---not only for a perfect reflection of a young person's experience during this or any serious national crisis, but as a powerful lesson on the importance of communication in life, whether it be in the context of a national or international crisis or in the complex lives of young people, their families, and their friends/neighbors, whether during such a crisis or in their daily lives. As with MOON, I read this book twice and loved it even more the second time. Kudos to Gayle Rosengren for another perfectly-written & utterly fascinating MG novel.Read full review...

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