Jimmy's Stars is a children's historical novel by the American writer Mary Ann Rodman.

Jimmy's Stars
First edition
AuthorMary Ann Rodman
LanguageEnglish
Genreyoung adult novel
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
2008
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages257 pp
ISBN0-374-33703-9
OCLC86109697
LC ClassPZ7.R6166 Jim 2008

It is set in 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania against the backdrop of World War II and tells the story of eleven-year-old Ellie McKelvey, protagonist of this novel. Her older brother Jimmy, however, is drafted and she and her family struggle to keep up their hope for him.[1]

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"Packed with intimate details about life in America during World War II, this book will leave readers with a meaningful picture of what it was like to live through those very hard years."[2]

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