The War with Grandpa Spiral-Bound | September 1, 1984

Robert Kimmel Smith

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Don't miss the laugh-out-loud classic about a boy who leaps into battle when he's forced to share a room with his grandfather--now a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, and Oakes Fegley!

Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peter’s room, forcing him upstairs.
 
Peter loves his grandpa but wants his room back. He has no choice but to declare war! With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.
 
They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far?
 
WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS
AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE

"Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity."-School Library Journal

"The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions."-The Horn Book Magazine
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160 pages
ISBN-10: 0440492769
Item Weight: 0.3 lbs
Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.4 x 7.7 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE
 WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS!

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (Vermont) South Carolina Children's Book Award
Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
William Allen White Award (Kansas)
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alberta)
Tennessee Children's Choice Award
Georgia Children's Book Award
Alabama Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award

"Peter tells this story with honesty and humor....By the story's end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war--and human dignity."-School Library Journal

"The humor of the story derives from Peter's first-person account and from the reader's recognition of Peter's valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions."-The Horn Book Magazine
Robert Kimmel Smith was an award-winning author who wrote several popular books for children, including Chocolate FeverThe War with Grandpa and it's sequel--The War with Grandma--coming soon, Bobby BaseballJelly BellyMostly Michael, and The Squeaky Wheel.

Richard Lauter illustrated several books for young children, including The War with Grandpa. He lives in New Jersey.