Some of Donna Jean's family are so sure she will fail in reciting a poem at a school program that they almost convince her of her inadequacy, until her uncle's belief in her helps her to try again.
Examines events in the Pacific arena of World War II beginning with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and continuing through the end of the conflict with the dropping of atomic bombs on two Japanese cities.
In 1912, thirteen-year-old Albert considers his younger sister a pest, but things change when they travel with their mother and uncle aboard the Titanic and are caught up in its tragic sinking.
In 1912, thirteen-year-old Albert considers his younger sister a pest, but things change when they travel with their mother and uncle aboard the Titanic and are caught up in its tragic sinking.