Book Descriptions
for Autumn Street by Lois Lowry
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A subtle and haunting memory piece unfolds as an adult looks back on the events of her sixth year when her father fought in World War II and when the remaining family lived with relatives. Childhood innocence enables grim and suspense-filled human events to be sustained. (First Place Winner: CCBC Mock Newbery Vote, January, 1981)
CCBC Choices 1980. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1980. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Elizabeth is forced to grow up when her father goes to fight in World War II. Her family moves in with her grandfather, and a special friend is struck by tragedy.
An ALA Notable Children's Book.
An ALA Notable Children's Book.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
