Early Sunday Morning
by Barry Denenberg
Taste attributes: historicaldramawholesomeheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA grounded, moving historical novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Amber's journal chronicles two months that change her life forever. In late 1941 her family moves to Hawaii, landing in the epicenter of the attack that plunged the United States into World War II. As she watches her world literally explode in flames, Amber demonstrates that in the face of tragedy, kids can find the courage to help and to simply go on.
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- Author
- Barry Denenberg
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 156
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- Open Library
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