Lily's Crossing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440414537)

This "brilliantly told" (New York Times) Newbery Honor Book gives readers a sense of what it was like to be on the American home front while our soldiers were away fighting in World War II.

As in past years, Lily will spend the summer in Rockaway, in her family's summer house by the Atlantic Ocean. But this summer of 1944, World War II has changed everyone's life. Lily's best friend, Margaret, has moved to a wartime factory town, and, much worse, Lily's father is going overseas to the war.

There's no one Lily's age in Rockaway until the arrival of Albert, a refugee from Hungary with a secret sewn into his coat. Albert has lost most of his family in the war; he's been through things Lily can't imagine. But soon they form a special friendship. Now Lily and Albert have secrets to share: They both have told lies, and Lily has told one that may cost Albert his life.

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
ISBN-10: 0440414539
ISBN-13: 9780440414537
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 01/12/1999
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.25w x 0.56d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17781 / Lily's Crossing

Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/04/1999