Sixties Trilogy Countdown: Volume 1, (Paperback)

from DeltaQueen50

If the words Duck and Cover, Nancy Drew, Sing Along With Mitch and the Cuban Missile Crisis all bring memories of a strange and tense time, then you may wish to read Countdown by Deborah Wiles, which cracks open a small window on that era. Perhaps you didn't live through that time, but wish to kn...

from nittnut

Countdown is set in the days just before and after the Cuban Missile Crisis. The book is chock full of news articles, song lyrics, political cartoons, catch prases, etc. which contribute hugely to the atmosphere of the story. Franny, a 5th grader whose father is a pilot in the air force, narrates...

from DetailMuse

It's 1962 Washington DC and 11-year-old Franny Chapman is troubled. At home, her Air Force-officer father is often absent and her mother is distracted. Her college-age sister is growing away, her younger brother shines as “Mr. Perfect,” and her WWI-veteran uncle's behavior is growing embarrassing...

from ALelliott

The year is 1962. All Franny can think about is how her best friend is not really such a great friend anymore, and the cute boy who just moved in across the street. Until the Cold War escalates and she realizes that her cozy life may not be quite so cozy anymore. Any minute, the Soviet Union coul...

from agrudzien

In the fall of 1962, Franny's outlook on the world is being drastically altered. Her sister has gone off to college and joined a secret society (a movement for racial equality), her uncle is increasingly batty, and they have actually used their air-raid drills in an emergency. As the United State...