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Meet Mare, a World War II veteran and a grandmother like no other. She was once a willful teenager who escaped her less than perfect life in the deep South and lied about her age to join the African American Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps. Now she is driving her granddaughters—two willful teenagers in their own rite—on a cross-country road trip. The girls are initially skeptical of Mare’s flippy wigs and stilletos, but they soon find themselves entranced by the story she has to tell, and readers will be too.
Told in alternating chapters, half of which follow Mare through her experiences as a WAC and half of which follow Mare and her granddaughters on the road in the present day, this novel introduces readers to a larger-than-life character and a fascinating chapter in African American history.
Publisher : Random House Children’s Books; Reprint edition (January 25, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0375850775
ISBN-13 : 978-0375850776
Reading age : 12 – 17 years
Lexile measure : 830L
Grade level : 7 – 9
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.25 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book educational and enlightening, filling a gap in historical knowledge. It’s described as an engaging read that entertains. The plot offers enough suspense to keep readers hooked. However, there are few surprises in the story, making it easy to lose themselves in Mare’s story.
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