The Pushcart War (original 1964; edition 1987)

by Jean Merrill

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The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world.

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Title:	The Pushcart War
Authors:	Jean Merrill
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Mx first chapter book-only b/c it was the one we had laying around. Not in love with story-about two groups of people fighting over petty stuff, but it is what it is. Mx liked to read this book, but they may have just been for the quality time with daddy.

Mx2018 | Feb 6, 2024 |

Surprisingly sophisticated and insightful for a book targeted at nine year olds. Portrays some of the depth behind the famous Pushcart War and conflict in general, without compromising the good-vs-bad narrative that makes the whole thing so damned enjoyable. (

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wordloversf | Aug 14, 2021 |

Remember when, in elementary school, library books were signed out using cards located in little pockets in the back of the book? Well, my name was written multiple times on the card of this book in my elementary school library I read it so many times. Love this book! (

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GratefulDyke | Jul 10, 2021 |

harvey read this to us in 5th or 6th grade. loved it at the time.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Merrill, Jean	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Ciardelli, Cara	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cumberly, Lyman	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Foreman, Michael	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hammer, Mark	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Leone, Tony	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Scribner, JoAnn	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Solbert, Ronni	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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FOR Milton, Martin, Morris, Moses, the two Michaels, and the other truck drivers I have known in and around Tompkins Square Park, AND FOR Mary, who will always blow up a picture if necessary

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As the author says in her introduction, it is very important to the peace of the world that we understand how wars begin. (FOREWORD, by Professor Lyman Cumberly, December 2, 2036)

As it has been only ten years since the Pushcart War, I was surprised when one of my nephews a few months ago looked puzzled at the mention of a Mighty Mammoth. (INTRODUCTION, Jean F. Merrill, October 14, 2036)

The Pushcart War started on the afternoon of March 15, 1998, when a truck ran down a pushcart belonging to a flower peddler.

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