Lily's Crossing

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Summary: Lily's Crossing
Review: Laura Conroy
May 27, 2003
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Lily's Crossing

The book that I read was called Lily's Crossing. It was 1944, and World War 2 has brought chaos to a family who lives in Rockaway New York. Lily, the main character, father is going to the war and everyone is very anxious for him to come back. Will father come back? The author Patricia Reilly Giff gives the reader suspense with lots of questions. Will father get back okay? Read the book and find out.
In this book, the theme maybe be " Friends consist of love, care, and kindness" My evidence to this theme is Lily met a friend Albert which she thought she would hate but she really met him and he was one of the best friends she ever had.
Put aside all the suspense and post-its your going to have. The one thing I noticed when I looked at the book was the "Newberry Honor Award" This award was given to these books in 1921 and has come to represent the beset in children's literature. So there's no way this can be a good book for the soul.
Giffs well writing and imagination makes these characters have had. Personally, I had so many connections with this book that it made me feel like Lily was my very own sister. For example, Lily has a hard time meeting friends and so do I. This book teaches you a good lesson how to get to know people in their own special ways.
Patricia Reilly Giff, started out wanting to write stories by just picking up a book for the first time. She says, " I thought it must be a marvelous thing to just print the pages." You can tell she had a dream from the very start. Patricia's education includes a B.A degree from Marymount Collect, an MA from St.Johns University, and a Diploma in Reading and Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra. All of Patricia writing comes from her experiences or stories she has heard. When Patricia was young her favorite books included Little Women, The Secret Garden, the Black Sue Barton books, and finally the Nancy Drew Books. Hopefully Patricia books will b
e one of your favorite series. In order it to be you have to read it first!

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Summary: Great
Review: This book is a great book, I loved it. It is a great book for children to read and use for reports, it is a great book.

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Summary: Good book! (From 13-y.o. reader)
Review: I really liked this book. It was rather dreamy, which I like. Once I had finished it, i was dying for more. Defidentily worth reading. I'd read this over & over. This book deserves way more then 5 stars.

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Summary: Great book
Review: I absoulty loved this book.Lily earns a friendship with Albert who is a refuge from Hungary.Albert has lost most of his family in World War II.The reading level is 4.6.In the past years Lily has spent years at Rockaway.So the war changed everyones life.Thye both tell lies.I recomend this for 8 1/2 -12 yr olds

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Summary: A Great Memory
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. It is so wonderful how she spends her vacation. She meets a boy, Albert. They have adevntures together. The ending just pulls it together. This book is truly a memory.

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Summary: Lily's Crossing- The Best Book I Ever Read
Review: Lily's Crossing, by Patricia Reilly Giff, is a wonderful story about a girl named Elizabeth Mollahan who goes to Rockaway Beach every year. This year is a rough year for her. Her friend Margaret Dillon leaves because her father has to help win the war. Margaret gives Lily the key to her house so she could write her books. Her father had to leave too! Then lily met a boy name Albert. Albert was from Hungary. Him and Lily soon became best friends. Albert's sistere Ruth was still in France when they got seperated. Lily told Albert that they could go find Ruth in France. Then Lily had to leave and go back to St. Albans. Before she came back, her father came home. Then Lily, Gram, and Poppy all were hugging! then they went to Rockaway again and Albert was there with Ruth standing right beside him. He said to Ruth "There is my best friend, Lily!"

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Summary: Lily's Crossing
Review: This book is one fo the sweetest book ever. It is about a little girl how goes to RockAway beach every summer with her Grandmother and Father, which she calls him Poppys.Her best friend, Margaret, is there and they have the funniest time every year. This year something happens, her best friend moves away from Rockaway because her fatheris going to be a engineer. The setting is when the Secnod World War is happening, so it is very heckitic time. Lily ,the main character, has to become friends with this boy how is from Hungary. He DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM!!! Which is Lily's favorite thing to do. so they don't get a long at all, at first. She begin's to tell secerts to him that she didn't even tell to Margaret. Then Poppy is called to sevre in the war. Lily is so mad and scared if her father is going to die or not. You will have to find out what happens but it is a great book.

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Summary: Lily's Crossing
Review: Alicia Duddy
October 26, 2002
Lily's Crossing By: Patrica Reilly Giff
ISBN: 0-440-41453-9

Summer Finally, back to Rockaway, back to the house on Stilts, back to the Atlantic Ocean.
Lily, her father, and her grandmother lived during World War II. Many people, including Lily's father, had to go to France to help in the war. Lily and her grandma went to Rockaway but it was different. Magret was gone and the Orbans had a boy named Albert from Hungry at their house. Lily was supposed to be his friend.
This book was really good. I found it interesting because I enjoy this type of genre. Its interesting to learn about things that people have had to go through in the past. A lot of people would enjoy this book because there is a lot going on. There was never a dull moment. It was a page-turner because one event would lead to another and you just have to know what happens.

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Summary: Touching story on the WWII homefront
Review: Lily's Crossing is my second favorite book (My 1st being The Witch of Blackbird Pond- see my review for details)!I love historical fiction and this is an excellent example of that genre.

11 year old Lily spends her summers in the harbor town of Rockaway in the 1940s. When her best friend moves away and her father goes overseas to help win the war, Lily is all alone... until she meets Albert. At first they are leery of each other but as their friendship grows they will both learn important lessons that will change their lives forever.

So, if you're still not convinced, check out this book at your local library. Trust me- you'll love it!

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Summary: Waste of My Time...........
Review: There is one word that describes this book BORING!!!! It was a waste of my time. We had to read it for school. It was realistic but boring!! If your the type of person that likes action pack or exciting novels this is NOT the book for you!