Set in Pennsylvania during the Second World War this is an unforgettably moving tale of growing up & facing change amid the sacrifices of war. Its September 1943 & American forces are fighting the Japanese in World War II. By now eleven-year old Ellie is used to making sacrifices for the war effort having relinquished her roller skates for the scrap-metal drive. However nothing prepares her for the ultimate sacrifice when her beloved brother Jimmy is drafted into the service. Quickly Ellies life is turned upside down as her Aunt Toots moves into their home & into Jimmys bedroom & her mother even takes a war job at the local factory. As the war drags on & more families begin to receive the dreaded telegrams informing them that their fathers sons or brothers are wounded or will never return Ellie is forced to ask herself if Jimmy will ever come home. Involving touching & beautifully evocative Jimmys Stars" will transport readers back to the daily drama & sacrifice of 1940s America."