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Summary: Lily's Crossing
Review: Lily's Crossing is a great book filled with what it was like to live during World War Two. The book starts out when Lily moves to Rockaway and her dad is out helping U.S.A. on the battlefield. She only has her grandma to accompany her during her stay. Another family called the Orbans have a boy called Albert who fleed from Hungary to be safe from the war. Albert and Lily build a relationship starting with Albert asking for swimming lessons. They later find a lost kitten and sneak into a movie for fun. They steadly bond closer together when one day Lily finds out Albert wants to learn to swim, across the Alantic Ocean to get his sister back from Europe where she is being taken car of when she was sick. Then, one day, Albert tries to go to Europe on a boat during a storm in the bay. Luckly, Lily saves him be grabbing onto his lifejacket against the wave and pushed Albert into the boat that goes to shore. This book's end is filled with understanding and heart touching.
I recommend this book because it contains many things that lead to understanding life and friendship. Lily's Crossing shows this in the adventures Albert and Lily had together, like care for the kitten or sneaking in to watch a movie. Understanding life in displayed in when Lily is thinking about the war and looking for Albert in the bay, or when Grandma was explaining to the two friends why pappa is at war, Albert's parents at Hungary, and Lily's friend is away. This Newbery shows life changing in World War Two, and how a person is affected. These are the reasons why I would recommend this book to be read.
My favorite part of this Newbery is when Lily rescuses Albert during a small storm in the bay. But in the meantime, she thinks of what her father told her in the letter and her and her lies. The pappa (who is at war) told Lily in a letter about the promise, a promise that her friend (Albert) had made to her. And the next thing was about her lying. Lily lied a lot and it was like a habit. Lying had also caused Albert to be stuck in a boat during a small storm because Lily lied saying a ship was going to be waiting to take them to Europe. The reason a choose this as my favorite part is it taught lying's consequences and a promise means a lot.
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Summary: WW2 Review on Lily's Crossing
Review: Lily's Crossing is agood book about WW2.The book takes placein 1944.Lily is a 5th grader going into 6th grade.She is an only child.Her mom died of a over sized heart when she was 6.So she is very close toher dad.Lily her grandma and her dad go to Rockaway,New York.Then the war goes very bad and her dad has to go and be a engineer for the war!Then Lilys best friend Margret has to go to Detroit,MI so her dad can go build bombers.I like this book because it's about a kid with problems.I think kids should read it because they might enjoy it too.
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Summary: I would give this book 3 stars
Review: I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars because it is a good book but it is not as good as other books I have read. I also think it was not very detailed and there were parts in the book that didn't make sense. My favorite thing about the book is that Patricia Reilly Giff makes an unbreakable friendship between Lily and Albert.
One thing I think the author should have done differently is to have explained things a little better. My favorite character was Gram because she might have not shown her love for Lily but really she would do anything for Lily. Gram reminds me of my Godfather, Bill, who unfortunately was in a plane crash. My least favorite character was Margaret because she was very naughty and mean.
One part that really made me think was when Lily went to save Albert in the storm. It made me think "Would I do that?" and "What would I do in that position?"
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read it.
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Summary: A coming-of-age tale set in America during WWII.
Review: In Lily's Crossing, Patricia Reilly Giff gives readers an intriguing view of life in America during WWII as seen through the eyes of Lily, a young lady with a penchant for lying. When Lily's beloved father must go overseas and her best friend moves away, Lily fears that her summer at the family's vacation home on the Atlantic Ocean has been ruined. However, she becomes friends with Albert, a Hungarian refugee who also fears for loved ones overseas. Even as Lily and Albert's friendship grows, they both struggle with guilt over lies they have told--lies that place other peoples' lives in jeopardy. Lily must deal not only with her conscience and with the concept of honesty, but also with her own sense of personal identity. While she and Albert wait for loved ones to cross the Atlantic and join them in America, they form a friendship that crosses cultural boundaries. Although Lily might exasperate the reader, she will also capture their heart. Patricia Reilly Giff has woven the elements of war and coming-of-age in a captivating tale that is a "must" for readers of all ages.
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Summary: Lilys Crossing
Review: Lily's life is not the best. Her father is at war, and she has to move.
She has no friends until she meets Albert.
Lily has told many lies, but now she has told one that may cost her a friend. Lily has two major events in her life; will Albert follow his heart, will her father return?
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Summary: Lily!
Review: While on the yearly summer trip to Rockaway, New York, Lily experiences some hardships. In 1944, everyone's life has changed. WWII has become familiar with every family. As soon as they get to Rockaway, Lily's father announces that he will be going overseas due to the war. She does meet a Hungarian refugee named albert. Lily and Albert turn out to become good friends. She overcomes lying the summer of 1944. Patricia Reilly Giff makes this story very easy and interesting. I completely fell in love with Lily.
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Summary: LILY'S THE BEST
Review: I LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE LILY CHANGES FROM BEING SELFISH TO MATURE. MY FAVORITE PART WAS WHEN LILY SAVES ALBERT IN THE STORM. I ALSO LIKED WHEN SHE PLAYED THE PIANO REAL LOUD BECAUSE SHE WAS MAD AT GRAM. I THINK THE BOOK COULD BE BETTER IF THEY TOLD WHAT HAPPENED TO EDDIE. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BOOK FOR PEOPLE TO READ BECAUSE IT IS INTERESTING AND TEACHES ABOUT HISTORY.
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Summary: lillys crossing
Review: Jeff Thode
5/20/03
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Lily's Crossing
By: Patricia Reilly Giff It's the summer of 1944 and World War II is it the fighting brink. This is a wonderful story called LILLYS CROSSING. The author, Patricia Reilly Giff, who also wrote Nory Ryan's Song, comes to bring you a great story. Lilly's Crossing won a Newbary honor award. This historical fiction story will touch your heart. Lilly lives in Auburn New York and every summer goes to Rockaway. To meet her best friend Margaret moves to Chicago where her father is going to build airplane parts. The war has made Lilly's life hectic and she is left to have a summer on her own. Lilly's neighbors are taking care of a child who is there Hungarian nephew, Albert. He is Lilly's age and seems to be the only person she can befriend. Then some horrible news comes poppy must go over seas. Yes Lilly's father must join the war. Lilly is to fed up to say goodbye and she might have to regret this forever. After spying on Albert she sees he's not to bad. Albert and Lilly become thick as thieves and seem to be made for each other. Lilly has a small problem; she's a LIAR most are little white lies but this one isn't. She tells Albert " We can swim all the way to Europe" and he's ready to swim. The New York native Patricia Reilly Giff makes this a great read. The believable characters and plot will keep you flipping the pages
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Summary: Lilys crossing
Review: Lilys Crossing
By. Patricia Relly This book really brought you into war scared Rockaway, New York. The story tells how Lily goes to her summer home in rock away only to discover how much war has changed it. Only to discover how much the war really changed it.
Lily is a "last seat last row kid" in school, and she "every second. And she can't wait to go to Rockaway to get away from school, and the piano and cant wait to start sneaking into movies with her best friend Margaret. But then things go from good to bad, when her dad announces that they are taking the piano to Rockaway Lily smiles and pretends that she is ecstatic. But things go from bad to worse when Margaret tells Lily she's going to move till the end of the war (WW II.) Will Lilys summer improve read the book to find out!
This author also wrote more than 30 books, including Pictures of Hollis Woods, Nory Ryons song, and the Kinds of Polk Street School Series. Out did her self with this beautifully crafted realistically, historical book. Telling of the theme, friends consist of love, kindness and caring. If you want to find out about this theme or want to know how lily spends the summer you have to read Lilys Crossing
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Summary: Lily's Crossing
Review: Patricia Reilly Giff's " lily's Crossing" takes place in 1944 in a summer of World War II. The story is about a young girl named Lily who goes to her summerhouse in Rockaway. Who is ready for the summer of a lifetime? But little did she know that her best friend is moving away far away.
This historical fiction shows that friends consist of love caring and kindness. This really fits the story because her friend moves away to Chicago and her dreams of a summer vacation is only a dream. Then she meets Albert a Hungarian Refugee staying with her neighbors the Orbans. Will her summer turn out ok after all. Reading this book made me feel as if I were in Lily's place having nothing to do waiting for Poppy to come home then having the only person to do stuff with is Albert. The believable characters seem as if they're right in front of me as if I was watching. This story is a great historical fiction in which you could see the life of a child in 1944. If you want to find out what happens to lily and Albert you should read the story "lily's crossing". The author was a reading teacher for 20 years. She has won a Newberry honor award for Lily's Crossing. Lives in Weston, Connecticut.
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