The Feester Filibuster

by Molly Levite Griffis

The war declared by President Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941, seems remote to fifth-grader John Allan until he finds out that his classmate Rachel thinks he is a spy for the Japanese and wants him deported to another country.The war declared after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941, seems remote to fifth-grader John Allan until he finds out that his classmate Rachel thinks he is a spy for the Japanese and wants him deported.

Genres: Historical Fiction

236 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Miss Amanda]

gr 4-8 219pgs

1941 Oklahoma. At first, fifth grader John Alan feels that the war far away and doesn't have much to do with him. He's not even sure he could find Pearl Harbor on a map. While people living on either coast might worry about being invaded, John Alan doesn't think that people in Oklahoma have much to worry about. As the war continues on, John Alan starts noticing changes in his everyday life: rationing, blackouts, paper drives, and more and more blue stars appear in neighbors' windows to show a family member is fighting in the war.

This book is the sequel to The Rachel Resistance, but I think that John Alan summed it up nicely, so that you won't feel lost if you haven't already read it.

[Sandi]

This sequel to "The Rachel Resistance" is told from John Alan Feester's viewpoint. Griffis skillfully reveals this arch-enemy and spy is really a good kid with a family secret that no one must know about. Good story for dealing with family situations.