num_pages: 40
description: "Details place the affecting story in a real, not idealized, America." -- Kirkus Reviews"It's the last day of the newspaper drive and Nim, a Chinese-American girl in San Francisco during World War II, is determined to win. Her nearest rival has cheated. Undaunted, she leaves Chinatown and walks up Nob Hill after school, determined to find more scrap newspaper. Nim's sweet seriousness and ingenuity are captured in the text and in the luminous, grave illustrations." -- The New York Times Book Review"Based on the author's childhood memories, Nim's story celebrates the patriotism of Asian family members in embracing their new home and country and their efforts to maintain their cultural traditions. A fine addition." -- School Library JournalNim and the War Effort is a 1997 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.
language: English
title: Nim and the War Effort
titlecomplete: Nim and the War Effort
genres: Cultural, Family, Historical, War, Picture Books, Childrens, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 120
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Younger Reader Category
publisher: Square Fish