Deborah Wiles - Countdown

May 12 2010 10:30 am
May 12 2010 11:30 am
Set in 1962 and dedicated to the peacemakers, in this first book in a trilogy about the 1960s, Franny learns to duck-and-cover at school. Her father is an Air Force pilot, her older sister joins SNCC and CORE, and her younger brother wants to be an astronaut.   Adding to the tension, President Kennedy’s address about nuclear missiles in Cuba. (Ages 9-13)

Countdown (Hardcover)

By Deborah Wiles
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780545106054
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press, 5/2010
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