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Highlights
- Don't miss the laugh-out-loud classic about a boy who leaps into battle when he's forced to share a room with his grandfather--now a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, and Oakes Fegley!
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Children's) 1987 1st Winner, Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 1989 1st Winner
- 8-12 Years
- 7.66" x 5.17" Paperback
- 140 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Family
- Series Name: The War with Grandpa
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About the Book
Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs. Peter loves Grandpa but wants his room back and has no choice except to declare war.Book Synopsis
Don't miss the laugh-out-loud classic about a boy who leaps into battle when he's forced to share a room with his grandfather--now a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, and Oakes Fegley! Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs. Peter loves his grandpa but wants his room back. He has no choice but to declare war! With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even. They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far? WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDSAN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE "Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity."-School Library Journal "The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions."-The Horn Book Magazine
Review Quotes
AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE
WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS! Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (Vermont) South Carolina Children's Book Award
Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
William Allen White Award (Kansas)
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alberta)
Tennessee Children's Choice Award
Georgia Children's Book Award
Alabama Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award "Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity."-School Library Journal "The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions."-The Horn Book Magazine
About the Author
Robert Kimmel Smith was an award-winning author who wrote several popular books for children, including Chocolate Fever, The War with Grandpa and it's sequel--The War with Grandma--coming soon, Bobby Baseball, Jelly Belly, Mostly Michael, and The Squeaky Wheel. Richard Lauter illustrated several books for young children, including The War with Grandpa. He lives in New Jersey.Dimensions (Overall): 7.66 Inches (H) x 5.17 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Weight: .24 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-12 Years
Number of Pages: 140
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Family
Series Title: The War with Grandpa
Publisher: Yearling Books
Theme: Multigenerational
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert Kimmel Smith
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 1984
TCIN: 88890759
UPC: 9780440492764
Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-5626
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.24 pounds
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