INTERMEDIATE FICTION
(3) 4-6 In 1946, eleven-year-old Annie's father is missing in action, her mother's far away, her uncle is besieged by memories of war, and her grandmother's tenant faces racial discrimination. Through imagined conversations with Harry Truman, Annie struggles to understand the upheaval in her life. Annie's strength, love, and candor make this an enjoyable meditation on the difficulty of and necessity for change.

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