Evie Spooner is interested in everything that stereotypical teenage girls are supposed to be interested in: boys, makeup, and clothes. Evie's life, however, includes a stepfather just back from WWII and a war buddy he wants to avoid. When the war buddy, Peter, follows her family to Florida, Evie knows something isn't right, but she can't figure it out and despite herself, she falls for Peter in a big way. Unfortunately, war crimes, American anti-Semitism, parental deceit, and a tragic accident/murder force Evie to face realities she never knew existed.
This was a great book. I read it while Chad was taking his EMT-B national practical test and despite all the distractions (victims everywhere! head trauma! backboards!), I couldn’t put it down. It won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and begs to be made into a movie.
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