Cold War on Maplewood Street, Gayle Rosengren
Cold War on Maplewood Street, Gayle Rosengren
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Cold War on Maplewood Street

Author: Gayle Rosengren

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2015

Synopsis

Joanna can't get over how her brother broke his promise to never leave like their dad did. Sam is thousands of miles away on a navy ship, and no matter how often he sends letters, Joanna refuses to write back. But then President Kennedy comes on TV with frightening news about Soviet missiles in Cuba - and that's where Sam's heading. Suddenly Joanna's worries about being home alone, building up the courage to talk to a cute boy, and not being allowed to go to the first boy-girl party in her grade don't seem so important. Maybe sometimes there are good reasons to break a promise. The tense timeline of the Cuban missile crisis unfolds alongside a powerful story about what it means to grow up in a world full of uncertainty.

About Gayle Rosengren

Gayle Rosengren grew up in Chicago. She enjoyed school, was a voracious reader, and loved dogs and horses. She attended Knox College, where she majored in creative writing and was the editor of the literary magazine. Now Gayle writes full-time just outside of Madison, Wisconsin, where she lives with her husband, Don, and their slightly neurotic rescue dog, Fiona.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Liza

Wow! Gaye Rosengren does it again! She has this incredible way of writing a historical MG novel that is relatable to kids today. COLD WAR ON MAPLEWOOD STREET takes place during the scary time in US history when the Russians set up missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the United States. We were so clos......more

Goodreads review by Ricki

Cold War on Maplewood Street highlights a time period that isn't common in the genre of historical fiction. I was intrigued from the very beginning because I have read few books focused on the Cuban missile crisis. The author excellently balances narrative and history in this engaging, thought-provo......more

Goodreads review by MarlowesTwin

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 com......more

Goodreads review by Sandy

Once again Rosengren has created unforgettable characters whose lives allow history to come to life on the page. For a generation of young readers who have lived with ongoing wars, who may have siblings, parents, neighbors or friends serving in war zones, this book will be a revelation. I held my co......more

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