Award-winning author Robert Kimmel Smith has written several popular books for children, including Chocolate Fever, The War with Grandpa, Bobby Baseball, Jelly Belly, Mostly Michael, and The Squeaky Wheel. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
The War with Grandpa
Paperback
(Reprinted)
$6.99
- ISBN-13: 9780440492764
- Publisher: Random House Children's Books
- Publication date: 01/28/1984
- Series: Yearling Series
- Edition description: Reprinted
- Pages: 160
- Sales rank: 17,254
- Product dimensions: 5.19(w) x 7.63(h) x 0.40(d)
- Lexile: 640L (what's this?)
- Age Range: 8 - 12 Years
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! The hilarious story of a boy who leaps into battle when he’s forced to share a room with his grandfather.
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 AWARDS
AN 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
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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
"Captures the anger and frustration that accompanies a child's inability to control his life." --School Library Journal.
School Library Journal
Gr 3–6—More than two decades after its original publication, one of Robert Kimmel Smith's bestselling children's books (Delacorte, 1984) has been released in audio format. Peter has lived in the same room his whole life and he loves it. He also loves his grandfather. But when his grandfather moves to his house and takes his room, Peter has to relocate upstairs. Peter wants his room back, so he "declares war" and starts playing pranks on his grandfather. Grandpa knows a few pranks of his own and humorous hijinks ensue. In the end, both grandparent and child are able to face their personal losses. Nicholas Kelly does a good job of recreating Pete's authentic 10-year-old voice, perfectly capturing its rhythm and inflection. He also voices the other characters well, moving easily from old to young, and male to female. The emotions of the various characters are clearly portrayed, from grandfather's exasperation to the parents' concern and the sister's taunting. A good way to introduce an older classic to a new generation of children.—Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT