Across the Blue Pacific: A World War II Story

By Louise Borden

Book Overview

When the United States enters World War II, Molly is attending Beechwood Elementary. But her thoughts are with Ted Walker, her neighbor, who is serving aboard a cruiser in the South Atlantic.

Three years later, the war is still going on and Molly is in the fourth grade. Ted is still at sea, as a naval officer of the USS Albacore, a submarine in the Pacific Ocean. Orchard Road feels like the safest place on earth, but somewhere on the other side of the world, Ted and his crew are carrying out dangerous missions. No one knows when they will come home, and young Molly must find a way to live with fear during wartime.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 054455552X
• ISBN13: 9780544555525
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

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Molly is a young girl that is living in the 1940's. World War 2 is going on and several of her neighbors are off fighting it. Her favorite neighbor is Ted Walker. All the kids in the neighborhood look up to him as their hero. He is a naval officer of the submarine USS Albacore. One day the navy sends word to Ted's mom that he is missing in action. The story ends and Molly is grown now. She still remembers Ted and his fellow crew men who made the ultimate scarafice for our freedom.