Don't You Know There's a War On? World War II is on everyone's mind and in every headline, and Howie Crispers has a hunch that his school principal is a spy. With a little snooping around, Howie finds out something even more alarming. Principal Lomister may not be a spy, but he is plotting to get rid of Howie's favorite teacher. · Title: Don't You Know There's a War On? Author: Avi Genre: Historical Fiction Theme(s): War, Family, Friendship Opening line/sentence: I was late that Monday morning because my shoelace broke just as I was leaving for school. Brief Book Summary: Howie and his best friend have a crush on their teacher who they discover is going to be fired. The story of their discovery and /5. Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult bltadwin.run: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth were awarded Newbery bltadwin.ru is also the author of the popular Poppy series/5(30).
Don't You Know There's a War On? The American Home Front, Condition: good. 24 cm, , footnotes, notes, selected bibliography, index, boards somewhat scuffed. In this evocative cultural history, Lingeman re-creates the events--historic, humorous, and tragic--and personalities of the American home front. Post by Tom. Just wondering if there's a clear origin of the phrase, "Don't you. know there's a war on?" (rest of post deleted) According to a article I read about Bob Hope's life, during one of his. WW2 shows a heckler shouted at Bob "Why haven't you joined the army?" Bob retorted, "Don't you know there's a war on? A guy could get. Wikipedia in English. In wartime Brooklyn in , eleven-year-old Howie Crispers mounts a campaign to save his favorite teacher from being fired. No library descriptions found. In , 11 year old Howie Crispers is 11 years old. His father is away fighting the war, he has a crush on his teacher, and he thinks his principal is a spy.
Don't You Know There's a War On? - Kindle edition by Avi. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Don't You Know There's a War On?. Don't You Know There's a War On? World War II is on everyone's mind and in every headline, and Howie Crispers has a hunch that his school principal is a spy. With a little snooping around, Howie finds out something even more alarming. Principal Lomister may not be a spy, but he is plotting to get rid of Howie's favorite teacher. Don’t You Know There’s a War On? provides an amusing look at the life of 11 year old Howie Crispers of Brooklyn, NY during the war, and narrated in a snappy conversational style by his 16 year old self in The story covers one week, from Monday to Monday beginning on 23 March
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