Jimmy's Stars

Its September 1943 and elevenyearold Ellie McKelveys older brother Jimmyhas just been drafted. Jimmy has a joyful heart and a kind word for everyoneand hes the ... » 

Its September 1943 and elevenyearold Ellie McKelveys older brother Jimmyhas just been drafted. Jimmy has a joyful heart and a kind word for everyoneand hes the only person who thinks Ellie is smart and funny and as beautifulas Lana Turner the movie star. Ellie can hardly stand to see him go. WithJimmy gone Aunt Toots moves into his bedroom Ellies mother takes a war jobat a factory and everything in Ellies life seems upside down. But she figuresthat the war will be over and Jimmy home by Christmas so as much as she misseshim she keeps her spirits up. Even as families in the neighborhood begin toreceive telegrams informing them that their boys are wounded or worse Ellienever stops believing in Jimmy. In her second work of historical fiction MaryAnn Rodman captures all the authentic details of life on the homefront duringWorld War II as well as the fierce love a sister has for her beloved bigbrother. «