Why? The War Years

World War II is raging in Europe, and Tomie finds that life has changed in many ways. Now he has to wear an extra sweater to school because theyre trying to conserve coal. Then tragedy brings the war home to the dePaola family, and all Tomie can do is ask Why? Just as he did in Im Still Scared, the first installment of The War Years, Tomie dePaola touchingly illuminates the emotional confusion of a childs life during wartime.