The Rachel Resistance

This book is a great deal of fun for adults and children alike. It captures the World War II era from a child's point of view and offers a unique perspective toward growing up in small town America during that terrible time. It is heart warming and enormously funny! We read this book as a family and everyone from my youngest child, age 6, to my eldest son, age 16, up to my self looked forward to every minute. We have purchased the sequels as well and they hold up just as well as this one!

This is a fabulous book! The 2nd book in a 3 book series by Oklahoma Award Winning Author, Molly Levite Griffis, it gives a very accurate account of life during the WWII era, despite the fact that its fictional. I recommend anyone, even adults, read this book when wanting to know more about WWII. No, it won't give you details of battles, or information about the players in the war; rather this book brings it down to a different perspective. This book is the perspective of civilians, of a child, living during the WWII era. How life was for her. Fictional or not, the sentiment comes across in a very entertaining way. And, although you can read each of the 3 books in this series seperately, I highly recommend reading them all and in order; The Feester Filibuster, The Rachel Resistance, and Simon Says. You won't be disappointed in Molly's story telling abilities!!!

The Rachel Resistance is a terrific children's book for any time and an ideal book for the present time. It is December 5, 1941, and Pearl Harbor has just been bombed. Fifth-grader Rachel Elizabeth Dalton (her initials spell the color of her hair) of Apache, Oklahoma, sets out with her best friend Paul to discover traitors in her own home town. Is her tormenter John Alan Feester an enemy spy? What about Mr. Johnson who owns the local filling station and is the only person in Apache who does not fly an American flag? When someone throws a brick through the window of old Mr. Sing's Chinese laundry, Rachel learns that a passion for quick revenge is itself un-American. Finally, her friendship with Paul takes a twist that would perplex the most mature adult. A wonderful book with vivid prose and a plot that sticks with you long after the covers are closed.