Nim and the War Effort

by Milly Lee

Book Overview

"Details place the affecting story in a real, not idealized, America." -- Kirkus Reviews "It's the last day of the newspaper drive and Nim, a Chinese-American girl in San Francisco during World War II, is determined to win. Her nearest rival has cheated. Undaunted, she leaves Chinatown and walks up Nob Hill after school, determined to find more scrap newspaper. Nim's sweet seriousness and ingenuity are captured in the text and in the luminous, grave...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374455066
• ISBN13: 9780374455064
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.6" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4