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Elizabeth is forced to grow up when her father goes to fight in World War II. Her family moves in with her grandfather, and a special friend is struck by tragedy. An ALA Notable Children's Book.

There are things to be afraid of in the woods at the end of Autumn Street. But the year she goes to live in her grandfather's big house--while her father is fighting in World War II--Elizabeth can't put a name to those dark, shadowy fears. But she finds solace in her friendship... Read Full Overview

For use in schools and libraries only. Living with her grandparents in a small Pennsylvania town, while her father serves in the Pacific during World War II, sheltered Elizabeth Lorimer encounters racial prejudice when she befriends a young black boy.