The early 1940s weren't easy years for America or the world at large. Jacob was just a young boy in New Hampshire when World War II broke out. His father was sent away to fight faceless monsters, while Jacob and his remaining family moved in with his grandparents. It was easy living with his grandparents, despite his mother's worry that something might happen to Jacob's father. One day, though, Jacob's father came home. The family moved into their own home, and just like the rest of America, had to adjust to war-caused austerity. It wasn't easy for young Jacob. He discovered that although...

The early 1940s weren't easy years for America or the world at large. Jacob was just a young boy in New Hampshire when World War II broke out. His father was sent away to fight faceless monsters, while Jacob and his remaining family moved in with his grandparents. It was easy living with his grandparents, despite his mother's worry that something might happen to Jacob's father. One day, though, Jacob's father came home. The family moved into their own home, and just like the rest of America, had to adjust to war-caused austerity. It wasn't easy for young Jacob. He discovered that although...