HOME View All Genre

Book

Audiobook

GENRES 🌙 Dark

Stepping on the Cracks - Mary Downing Hahn

By Mary Downing Hahn

Release Date: 2009-03-23

Genre: Historical Fiction for Young Adults

(0 ratings)
Read Download
In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.

One secret is about to change everything Margaret thought she knew about heroes, enemies, and courage.
Unlikely Friendship: Margaret always saw Gordy as the school bully, but helping him hide his brother forces her to see the boy behind the mean exterior.Family Secrets: Gordy isn’t just hiding his brother from the army; he’s protecting him from a violent father in a home full of fear.A Test of Courage: With her own brother fighting the enemy overseas, Margaret must decide where her loyalties lie and what being brave truly means.WWII Historical Fiction: A powerful and realistic look at life on the American home front, exploring the complex feelings of those left behind during the war.

Stepping on the Cracks - Mary Downing Hahn

By Mary Downing Hahn

Release Date: 2009-03-23

Genre: Historical Fiction for Young Adults

(0 ratings)
Read Download
In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.

One secret is about to change everything Margaret thought she knew about heroes, enemies, and courage.
Unlikely Friendship: Margaret always saw Gordy as the school bully, but helping him hide his brother forces her to see the boy behind the mean exterior.Family Secrets: Gordy isn’t just hiding his brother from the army; he’s protecting him from a violent father in a home full of fear.A Test of Courage: With her own brother fighting the enemy overseas, Margaret must decide where her loyalties lie and what being brave truly means.WWII Historical Fiction: A powerful and realistic look at life on the American home front, exploring the complex feelings of those left behind during the war.

More by Mary Downing Hahn

Deep and Dark and Dangerous

Wait Till Helen Comes

A Haunting Collection by Mary Downing Hahn

The Girl in the Locked Room

The Old Willis Place

The Doll in the Garden

All the Lovely Bad Ones

One for Sorrow

Time for Andrew

Took

The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

Look for Me by Moonlight

Closed for the Season

The Dead Man in Indian Creek

A Mary Downing Hahn Ghostly Collection: 3 Books in 1

Wait Till Helen Comes Graphic Novel

Stepping on the Cracks

What We Saw

The Old Willis Place Graphic Novel

Took Graphic Novel

Following My Own Footsteps

Guest

The Thirteenth Cat

Hear the Wind Blow

All the Lovely Bad Ones Graphic Novel

Promises to the Dead

The Gentleman Outlaw and Me

The Puppet's Payback and Other Chilling Tales

A Ghostly Gathering

Daphne's Book

Time of the Witch

Where I Belong

Tallahassee Higgins

The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster

Meine Freundin Helen - Eine Geistergeschichte

Anna on the Farm

Tief unten im dunklen Wasser

Quando Helen verrà a prenderti

Anna All Year Round

Related Articles