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Why?: A 26 Fairmount Avenue Book

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4 out of 5
Based on 216 Ratings and 34 Reviews

Book Description
World War II is raging in Europe, and young Tomie finds that everyday life has changed in many ways. Sure, there's still New Year's Eve to celebrate, and he still has to face penmanship and arithmetic in second grade- definitely not his strongest subjects. But now he has to wear an extra sweater to school because they're trying to conserve coal for heating. And a shopping trip to Hartford for East... More
Book Information
PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages96
ISBN-100399246924
ISBN-13978-0399246920
Publication Date02/01/2007
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About Tomie dePaola (Author, Illustrator) : Tomie dePaola is a published author, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Tomie dePaola include My First Chanukah, Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Ir... more
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8/21/2007 Becky Laney tagged as: challengetitles

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