Maggie and the Chocolate War

1947 - World War II is done, and Canada's rationing practices put in place for the war should be long over. Not so, as "Maggie and the Chocolate War" states - although technically fiction, it's inspired strongly by real events where kids began to protest a sudden increase in chocolate prices. Driven by desire to buy her best friend Jo a chocolate bar for her birthday and the sudden increase in price to eight cents versus the normal five prevents that. Maggie has a call to action with the other children which has more of an impact than one think. "Maggie and the Chocolate War" is an easy read and a great bridge between picture books and novels for early readers- highly recommended for community library kids historical fiction collections.