Annie's War

Annie's War #1

by Jacqueline Levering Sullivan

In 1946, imaginary conversations with President Truman help ten-year-old Annie cope with having to live with her grandmother, her uncle's prejudice toward her grandmother's black tenant, and her desire for news of her father, a pilot reported as missing in action.

Genres: Historical Fiction

190 pages, Hardcover

First published August 13, 2007

Reviews

[Stephanie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eleven-year-old Annie was joyous when WW2 ended, of course. Almost a year later, however, she’s still hoping, and waiting, for things to return to the way they were before. To have her parents both with her, for her Uncle Billy to tease and laugh with her…and to be friends with Miss Gloria, a Black woman, without having to worry about threats from racist neighbors.
Excellent middle grade historical fiction about the time period between WW2 and the beginning of the Cold War.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book, artfully written and agelessly wise. It shows how the innocence of childhood can be a powerful source of healing for souls that are worn and damaged by grief. And it is told with a wonderfully warm voice that melts the story straight into your heart.

[Debi Crawford-Poyner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is based on the stories of the author's paternal grandmother Hattie Howard. It tells the story about an 11-year-old girl who spent the summer before 5th grade in Walla Walla, Washington, the end of WWII. It deals with racism, one son with PTSD who has returned home after the war and the other son who is still Missing In Action.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strong female characters populate this unusual World War II story that takes place after the war ends in Walla Walla, WA. Annie Leigh Howard faces the loss of her MIA father, the changes in an uncle damaged by combat, and racism directed at a woman who becomes her friend.