Thursday, January 29, 2009

Jimmy's Stars


Ellie doesn't like Adolf Hitler or Victoria Gandeck. Victoria lives just across the ally from her. Ellie and her brother Jimmy are best friends. Jimmy calls her movie star, because He's the only one who thinks she looks like Lana Turner (a movie star). Her best friends are Stan and Jelly Neck (his nickname).Ellie is a Tomboy. Her brother Jimmy likes to sing the Hut-Sut song to embarrass Ellie and it does. Ellie likes to meet her brother at the street car #10 and they go over to the Green's Ice Cream Shop. The next day at school, Ellie gets into a fight with her worst enemy Victoria Gandeck, because Victoria called Jimmy a 'slacker'. Victoria and Ellie have to shake hands and apologize. The principle tells Ellie to enjoy her time with her brother because he might get called to the war soon. Ellie finds and official letter for her brother. He has been called to the war. Ellie and Jimmy end up writing letters to each other.... Find out more about Ellie and her brother, does he come home? What about Ellie, will she be okay without her brother?

This book earned: 5 book worms!


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