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    Calkins Creek, Hardcover, 2016
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    Calkins Creek, Kindle Edition, 2016

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Aim
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4 out of 5
Based on 115 Ratings and 25 Reviews

Book Description
As World War II threatens the United States in 1941, fourteen-year-old Junior Bledsoe fights his own battles at home. Junior struggles with school and with anger- at his father, his insufferable granddaddy, his neighbors, and himself- as he desperately tries to understand himself and find his own aim in life. But he finds relief in escaping to the quiet of the nearby woods and tinkering with cars,... More
Book Information
PublisherCalkins Creek Books
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-101629796735
ISBN-13978-1629796734
Publication Date10/04/2016
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About Joyce Hostetter (Author) : I write middle grade historical fiction. Diseases seem to be a recurring theme! HEALING WATER (March 08) retells the story of Hawaii's history with leprosy and BLUE (2006) is the story of my hometown'... more
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