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dePaola, Tomie

Why?: The War Years

87 pp. | Putnam | February, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-24692-0 $14.99
(3) K-3 26 Fairmount Avenue Book series. For young Tomie, the war means food shortages and air raid drills. But the irrepressible boy also has his family and friends and the pleasures of second grade, like art lessons and losing his first tooth. The book ends on a bleak note, with Tomie's cousin shot down in the war and Tomie himself asking the titular question. Still, coziness prevails.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton

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