Keep Smiling Through (2005)

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Author

Ann Rinaldi

Genre

Fiction

Rating

3.57 of 5 Votes: 5

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ISBN

0152053999 (ISBN13: 9780152053994)

Language

English

Publisher

hmh books for young readers

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About book Keep Smiling Through (2005)

Keep Smiling Through is a lovely book. Just like Ann Rinaldi’s other novels there is a strong female character who speaks about life truths in a very straightforward almost painfully honest way.I really like the theme in this one. You can do the right thing but things can still turn out badly. And I like the title, too.Kay is a girl growing up in World War II. The story starts out when her best friend learns that her brother has been killed and suddenly all the popular girls flock to her, leaving Kay out. And her runaway slave housekeeper who she was very close to runs away. Her stepmother is oppressive. But she finds a way to live on without too much misery.And then she is faced with a decision wether or not to support her family or her country. She gets conflicted opinions on all sides and has to make her own choice.

It was a amazing book! About a girl growing up during World War 2! And has to survive with her mean stepmother.