Dear Miss Adams: Girls from the Class of 1942 Describe Life during World War II

ISBN-13: 9781468067590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 44 str.

Karen Estes Lowry; Jennifer Walton Lowry

Opis

Girls from a small American town couldn't envision how a war across the ocean would change their lives. These letters reveal their adventures, their heartaches, and the patriotism and faith that helped them persevere. Written by a teenager and her mom, Dear Miss Adams is a book for all generations: The grandmothers and great-grandmothers who lived through the war, the mothers who heard the stories firsthand, and the granddaughters and great-granddaughters who can only imagine... Dear Miss Adams grew out of Jennifer Lowry's ninth grade history project. The assignment was to write a piece of historical fiction that would realistically portray the lives of women during World War Two. Her paper was so well done friends who read it begged for more. Jennifer's writer mom helped with additional research and wrote extra chapters to turn a junior high school assignment into a book that makes history come alive. Dear Miss Adams is a tribute to the amazing generation of women who did so much to support American troops and keep the home fires burning during World War Two. But it is also a tribute to teachers who encourage students to think creatively and develop their own talents and especially the teachers who are instilling an appreciation for history in a new generation. The authors hope Dear Miss Adams will inspire readers to want to learn more about history, to ask questions about their own ancestors and their place in history, and to write their own stories.