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Gordy SmithSéries

Cette série capture les expériences d'enfants naviguant leur adolescence pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, mêlant la toile de fond d'un conflit mondial à des histoires intimes d'amitié et de croissance personnelle. Les lecteurs y trouveront des récits de patriotisme naissant entrelacés avec les défis de la vie quotidienne, de la confrontation avec des tyrans à la découverte de secrets surprenants. C'est un voyage à travers les complexités de la famille, de la loyauté et de la découverte de soi pendant une période historique tumultueuse.

Stepping on the Cracks
As Ever, Gordy
Following My Own Footsteps
Stepping on the Cracks

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  1. 1

    Stepping on the Cracks

    • 224pages
    • 8 heures de lecture
    4,1(3784)Évaluer

    Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home. Gordy Smith, the worst bully in sixth grade, teases and torments them, and Margaret is scared to death of him. But when Gordy and his pals Toad and Doug grow bolder than ever, Margaret and Elizabeth come up with a daring plan to get even. That's when the girls discover a shocking secret about Gordy that turns their lives upside-down and draws them into a startling confrontation with family, friends...and their own strongly held ideas.

    Stepping on the Cracks
  2. 1

    Stepping on the Cracks

    • 224pages
    • 8 heures de lecture
    4,0(166)Évaluer

    In a small Southern town in 1944, two girls secretly help a seriously ill army deserter, a decision that changes their perceptions of right and wrong. Issues of moral ambiguity and accepting consequences for actions are thoughtfully considered in this deftly crafted story.

    Stepping on the Cracks
  3. 2

    Following My Own Footsteps

    • 192pages
    • 7 heures de lecture
    4,2(318)Évaluer

    When Gordy Smith and his down-and-out family go to live with his rich grandmother, Gordy brings with him all the hostilities of an abused child whose drunken father has beaten him regularly. His no-nonsense grandmother and his friendship with a boy who uses a wheelchair change his perspective and life. The author, Mary Downing Hahn is a former children''s librarian.

    Following My Own Footsteps
  4. 3

    As Ever, Gordy

    • 192pages
    • 7 heures de lecture
    3,7(6)Évaluer

    Gordy's return to College Hill brings challenges as he faces the weight of his family's troubled past and the disapproval of his peers. Living in a cramped apartment with his siblings and their new family, he struggles with a hostile principal and old friends urging him toward mischief. His former rival, Elizabeth, intensifies his feelings of isolation. As Gordy grapples with these pressures, he must decide whether to revert to his past behavior or continue on his path to personal growth and success.

    As Ever, Gordy