Hearts of Iron

by Kathleen Benner Duble

Book Overview

Jesse is a dreamer. At fourteen he's already thinking about his future, and the excitement of Navy life is calling him. Lucy is just the opposite. She can't imagine ever leaving her beloved... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416908501
• ISBN13: 9781416908500
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

A fine novel of change and acceptance emerges.

Ages 10-14 will find Hearts of Iron totally engrossing; from its lovely color art to the story of Jessie, a dreamer who wants to leave for adventure, and Lucy, who can't ever imagine leaving her mountain home. The two are best friends - and in 1920 the face many changes and different goals which place them at odds with family and each other. Can their very different perspectives find love nonetheless? A fine novel of change and acceptance emerges.