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Stepping on the Cracks

Stepping on the Cracks

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by Mary Downing Hahn

Book Details

Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1992
Language: en
Pages: 216
ISBN: 9780380719006
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Moderate confidence: 70%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Moderate confidence (70%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

How strong or frequent is this content? Higher scores mean more intense content.

3
💥ViolenceModerate
0
❤️Love & RomanceNone
3
🧠Mental HealthModerate
0
💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

<p>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.</p>

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionHistoricalUnited States20th CenturyFamilySiblingsSocial ThemesFriendship

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