Amazing Grace
A Kentucky Girl with Gumption During World War II
Published on 22. April 2014
107 pages
978-1-62584-935-9 (ISBN)
Description
Eleven-year-old Grace Ann Brewer lives a normal life until her father joins the army in 1944 during World War II. When her family moves from Hazard to Ashland, Grace faces challenges entirely new to her--life without her father, fitting in at a new school and living in a new house are only a few. But a closer relationship with her grandmother, her spunky dog Spot and the letters she writes to her father overseas give her the courage she needs and the amazing strength to fight her own battles on the homefront. Author Nancy Kelly Allen tells the triumphant story of Grace's coming of age.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Seventh Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Illustrations
28 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-62584-935-9 (9781625849359)
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Book
04/2014
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
€28.50
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Person
Nancy Allen earned an MA in Education from Morehead State University and an MA in Library and Information Science from the University of Kentucky. She taught elementary and middle school in Hazard Public Schools for several decades and has authored over two dozen books. She lives in Kentucky in the log cabin in which she grew up.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Mysteries
- 2. The Wireless
- 3. The Letter
- 4. The Move
- 5. My New Life
- 6. My New School
- 7. The Bully
- 8. Life without Daddy
- 9. The Homefront
- 10. Victory
- 11. The Plan
- 12. Dig for Victory
- 13. D-Day
- 14. Gone
- 15. My Worst Fears
- 16. A Dark Day
- 17. Rain and a Rattlesnake
- 18. Junk Rally
- 19. Canine Surprise
- 20. The Harvest
- 21. Tough Times
- 22. Surprises
- 23. More Surprises
- 24. The Christmas Play
- 25. Christmas Eve
- About the Author
