{"product_id":"9780380815449","title":"Don't You Know There's a War On?","description":" \u003cp\u003eBrooklyn, New York, 1943: a time and place so remarkable that a mere five years later, Howie Crispers, wise at sixteen, can look back to record its fleeting intensity, already long behind him in memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, Howie's pop is in the merchant marine, dodging Nazi U-boat wolf packs an the brutal North Atlantic sea. Denny, Howie's best friend, has a father in the Eighth Army, battling Nazi general Rommel in North Africa. Every day the boys face reminders of war — scary headlines, blackouts, scrap collections, warstamp drives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaturday mornings, Denny and Howie both leave their worries and responsibilities behind at the 25-cent kid movies. During the week, they depend on Miss Rolanda Gossim, their teacher. She may be strict, but she's kind and a lot prettier than any movie pinup. She occupies the boys' fantasies and makes the war bearable for Class Five-B at Brooklyn's P.S. 8. When Howie discovers she's about to be fired, he needs to find out why, and — with the help of Denny and the rest of their class — he makes plans to keep her on the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns hilarious, sad, and surprising, Avi's latest tale is a touching story of innocent love and yearning that's rich with authentic Brooklyn voices and poignant memories of the early 1940s — days when unexpected, even shocking events took place without warning, days when, no matter what happened, you could explain it all with a simple phrase: \"Don't you know there's a war on?\"  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027791659248,"sku":"9780380815449","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780380815449_p0.jpg?v=1763693685","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780380815449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}