We can do something about what worries and scares us. As Gram tells Millie, “Life’s not hopeless. Reminiscent of Katherine Paterson’s sensitive portrayals of grief, War and Millie McGonigle acknowledges the suffocating enormities of fear, injustice and tragedy Millie experiences while revealing a path forward. Gram, for instance, was a crusader who felt that all girls should know “songs of protest and the phone number of your state representative.” Millie follows in her grandmother’s footsteps and repeatedly intervenes to prevent bullying against kids of Italian and Japanese descent. Though Cushman roots the story in tangible details of the ’40s, it has much to offer contemporary readers. Millie gradually learns to navigate her grief, deal with her fears and shift her focus from war and death to life and the living.
“Despite such serious topics, War and Millie McGonigle is a lively book filled with humor, love and transformation.
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