Don't You Know There's a War On?
Written by Avi
Narrated by Nick Landrum
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Avi
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 novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.
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Reviews for Don't You Know There's a War On?
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5#2020unreadshelfproject. I loved this book. From the setting, to the characters, to the emotions. What a great tribute to coming together in bad times. With all our WWII vets and those who lived through it perishing, these books hold great importance. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s an adventure. Great read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It's the middle of WWII. Eleven year-old Howie Crispers' dad is a merchant marine off fighting the Nazis and his mom is working at the Navy Yard. Howie's and his sister's job is to go to school and get good grades. Sounds simple, but with the daily headlines about the War and the constant reminders of nightly blackouts and "Loose lips sink ships," Howie wants to do more to help the war effort.When he sees Dr. Lomister, the school principal at the front door of a brownstone at a time where he is always at school, Howie knows something is going on. That fact that Lomister is a bit furtive in his actions makes it even more important that Howie finds out what is going on, so he manages to get into the building and do a bit of spying.What Howie finds out is serious stuff that will affect his whole class and involves his teacher Miss Gossim. How is Howie going to stop this horrible event? What can he do? It is especially hard when he does get all the details but is sworn to secrecy.I enjoy Avi's writing. It takes you into the story and keeps you moving along. This particular book was a two sitting read. I just had to know how things turned out. Even though it is for kids 8 - 12 I think even adults can enjoy it. The chapters are faced with the headlines of the day and there are references from radio shows, slang and attitudes that lend even more to it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Once again, Avi has a hit with Don't You Know There's a War On?I am partial to historical fiction, and this book is light on factual historical details, which is fine. I don't think Avi meant for it to be that kind of book. What it is, is a story about a boy whose curiousity gets him into all kinds of trouble. But, it is funny every time you turn the page. The descriptions of action are fabulous and it is easy to imagine each scene! At times this book is just laugh out loud funny! The premise of the plot is that the main character, narrator, Howie thinks his prinicipal is a spy. It is set in Brooklyn during WW2 and it is easy to imagine a boy running around Brooklyn trying to do his own investigation. I haven't read all of Avi's books, but this is definitely my favorite. Believable characters, well scripted dialogue, and setting descriptions that are easy to imagine, even to a reader that is unfamiliar with this era in history. If there is any negative aspect to this book, it would be the fact that most students may not have the background knowledge regarding the homefront during WW2 to really get all the humor and understand the trials and tribulations people suffered in America during this time.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It was sort of unrealistic and boring. That's all I have to say.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It’s Brooklyn New York during WWII and Mr. Lomister (they think he’s a Nazi) at the Robert Fulton School is trying to get Miss Gossim fired just because she is going to have a baby and Howie (who has a crush on her) and the whole class has decided to put their money where there mouth is (there’s a war on you know) and go to Lomister’s boss, Mrs. Walch, and fight for her job. Landrum’s range from Brooklynese kid to gentle Mrs. Walch is flawless. Avi creatively inserts news coverage from the war before each chapter. When life becomes too difficult, Avi has the answer: think of cake!If You liked This, Try: V is for Victory: The American Home Front During World War II (People’s History) by Sylvia Whitman, The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco, World WarII for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A fascinating story to listen to while traveling. A sixteen year old narrator looks back to the time when he was he was eleven and his beautiful teacher was required to resign. When he fines out why the suspicious principal is requiring this he gets the whole town to sign his petition to keep this fifth grade teacher. Humorous, endearing and with a light touch on the wartime climate in Brooklyn, NY in the 1940's.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It's 1943 and Howie's father is serving overseas in World War II, as is the father of his best friend, Denny. Through an unlikely chain of events, Howie learns that their teacher, Miss Gossim, is going to be fired the next week. He doesn't know why, but he's determined to save her job. The book explores father's being away at war and the not knowing when or if they will come home; the difficulties on the home front with rationing, air raid drills, blackouts and women working in manufacturing; and 12-year-olds with schoolboy crushes on their young and pretty teachers. It seemed to have a little disconnect between the war side of the story, which was largely setting, and the Howie saving the teacher from being fired side of the story, which was the bulk of the plot. There were a few brief moments when Howie's crush on Miss Grissom and the way she treated him in unusual circumstances began to border on uncomfortable. Nothing too shocking, but just enough to make this reader squirm a little bit.