Thanksgiving, 1942 picks up where The First Christmas of the War left off, more or less. The oldest boys - Jonathan and Joseph - enlisted together, after Joseph's high school graduation, and are headed home now, their first visit since they left.
Just as in the previous book, mom Irene is determined to pull off a feast the family will remember for years, ration books or no. Joseph and Jonathan are consumed by thoughts of the fairer sex - and the war that awaits them, while Thomas and Charlene have their own teen angst. Seven-year-old Ruthie is a side note (again).
Still, the Colemans are likeable people and the story is light and easy and draws the reader in. As I said when I wrote about First Christmas, Alan Simon has created a real family and tells their story with warmth and humor and a side of sass. It is unfortunate, though, that the writing contains so many mistakes as to be absolutely distracting. It is difficult for me to recommend this book, as with the last one, simply on account of the sloppy editing.
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