Janet F. Smart lives in picturesque West Virginia. She is
the mother of three grown boys. She enjoys writing for children, bringing her
thoughts, dreams and imagination to life. When not outside enjoying nature, she
sits at her writing desk, her inner child flowing onto the paper. A flicker of
a childhood memory was the inspiration for this novel.
After his dad dies in an accident at work, twelve-year-old
Teddy Haynes and his mom come back to live with family in rural West Virginia.
They hope to start over, but some people say the Russians are going to blow up
the United States. How can they start over, if the world comes to an end?
He finds his life filled with talk of bomb shelters, a cat
and dog that don't get along, clinging two-year-old twin nephews and a pretty
girl he's too shy to talk to. To help cope with their fears, Teddy and his
friends convert an old cave in the woods into a bomb shelter. Will they be able
to work together and pull through the tense-filled months during the Cuban
Missile Crisis in the fall of 1962? And will Teddy be able to overcome his
grief from the loss of his dad?
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