num_pages: 224
description: Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home. Gordy Smith, the worst bully in sixth grade, teases and torments them, and Margaret is scared to death of him. But when Gordy and his pals Toad and Doug grow bolder than ever, Margaret and Elizabeth come up with a daring plan to get even. That's when the girls discover a shocking secret about Gordy that turns their lives upside-down and draws them into a startling confrontation with family, friends...and their own strongly held ideas.
language: English
title: Stepping on the Cracks
titlecomplete: Stepping on the Cracks (Gordy Smith, #1)
characters: Gordy Smith, Stuart Smith, Elizabeth Crawford, Margaret Baker
genres: Historical, World War II, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 3965
places: St. Louis, Missouri
series: Gordy Smith
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Scott O'Dell Award, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Junior Book Award, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Grade 6-9, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: HarperColl