Lily's Crossing

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Summary: A spectactular book.
Review: It was a sad and exciting book,It's about the good times and the bad times. Tt's about memories,good and bad.It was a wonderful book.I would read it again any time! If you read it I hope you like too!

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Summary: Excellent book for students studying the hardships of WW 2
Review: Lily is a girl that pre-teens can relate to because she so wanted to impress the young boy that she lied to make herself look good in his eyes. Any young girl struggling with relating to boys would love to read this story. I found that it would also be a great story to supplement in Language Arts in the 8th grade while the class is studying WW 2 in History class. Thumbs up for Ms. Giff.

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Summary: This was an excellent book.
Review: Lilly was a character children can't help but like. They can relate to her because she is not "perfect". She makes mistakes, gets into trouble, and worries about things they worry about, like making friends and being truthful. It is also a great book for introducing WWII from the perspective of an American child. Great for a 5th grade classroom read aloud.

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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: Lily's Crossing
Review: This book was very entertaining. It talked about the war some, but the story mainly focused on Lily and how the war affected her life. The little things in Lily's life made Lily original, and her sense of adventure and mischievous attitude kept you wondering what extremes she would go to next. Some parts were sad, while others were exciting. The book was descriptive and imaginative, and though not my absolute favorite, I still enjoyed reading it. It was very inspiring, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good book.

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Summary: Lily's Crossing
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.