Stepping on the Cracks, Mary Downing Hahn
Stepping on the Cracks, Mary Downing Hahn
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Stepping on the Cracks

Author: Mary Downing Hahn

Narrator: Rachel Dulude

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2013

Synopsis

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 the 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.

About Mary Downing Hahn

Mary Downing Hahn, a former children’s librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories, including Deep and Dark and Dangerous and The Old Willis Place. An avid reader, traveler, and all-around arts lover, she lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her two cats, Oscar and Rufus.

About Rachel Dulude

Rachel Dulude is a costume technician at Trinity Rep. She earned a BA from Plymouth State University in acting. Rachel has performed in productions with the Wilbury Group and at Barker Playhouse in Providence and in the US premiere of Anne Boleyn at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She is a member of Providence’s Improv Jones.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenna on May 26, 2014

Best historical fiction book I've ever read. The amazing plot line makes you want to read it all night long......more

Goodreads review by Aileen on December 04, 2014

Would you like your brother to be in Hitlers war? yea.......mhmmm I wouldn't because he would be in a risk. He could die,a war is very dangerous to be in you don't know what might happen.The genre of this book is historical fiction you could say because i dont think anyone could be in Hitlers war be......more

Goodreads review by Sara on December 01, 2014

World War II is in full force. While Elizabeth and Margret are at home in a small town, College Hill, their brothers are off at war. The underlying mood of the entire story is how people are trying to get by and interact in everyday life while their loved ones are oversea. I like how this book is......more

Goodreads review by Julie on May 27, 2012

I love reading historical fiction books about World War II. This one is interesting because it is set in the United States during the war. This book is different than Mary Downing Hahn's other books. No scary ghosts! But the characters are likeable, even the school bully who has a secret.......more

Goodreads review by Elly on December 14, 2011

This book was a good new view on World War II. Connecting the families overseas and the fighting of wars in and around towns, even if it was the School Bully. Mary Downing Hahn writing style creates a different view on society in this time. The view of two girls that are not really included in the w......more

Quotes

“The ever-popular World War II genre gains new depth in Hahn’s painfully honest story about a sixth-grade girl in small-town Maryland…As in the best political fiction, there are no simple messages. Everything is rooted in story and character and in a view of the landscape where categories waver in the heat, blur in the snow.” Booklist (starred review)

“Subtle, thought provoking…Hahn succeeds in raising questions as valuable as they are vexing.” Publishers Weekly

“There is plenty of action and page-turning suspense to please those who want a quick read, but there is much to ponder and reflect on as well.” School Library Journal

Awards

  • Newbery Medal
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