A review by kazemiko
Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff

3.0

I like WWII stories. Really, I do. This book was weird. It had virtually no plot whatsoever beyond Lily wanted her father back. She rarely listened and did what she was told. Then when she did it, it was half-assed at best. She seemed angry when she had to do certain things. The basic premise was difficult to figure out. I think it was supposed to be how one little girl dealt with the war at home. She just struck me as a very spoiled girl who wasn't used to not having her way. The author remarks that she based it on her life. I feel bad for her. Partly that she had to go through that (my own grandma was only 3 in 1944) and partly because I hope she is not as bad as Lily was in the book. 3/5, unlikely to read it again.