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Follows the adventures of the five Mitchell children living with their mother and grandmother in Washington D.C. while their father is away fighting in World War II.Tags
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When their father is deployed in the WWII Navy, he directs the five Mitchell children to look after their mother-- and not to turn the house into a zoo, adopting animals-- ESPECIALLY not a dog. Well, somehow pets keep finding them... but what will happen when their father gets back? Also, what will happen to refugee Una, living down the street with the nasty Hugh and his complaisant Mother? The Mitchells have a number of class 1940s family story style adventures.
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- Canonical title
- The Mitchells: Five for Victory
- Original publication date
- 1945
- People/Characters
- Joan Mitchell; Patsy Mitchell; Peter Mitchell; Angela Mitchell; Timothy Mitchell; Rita Mitchell (show all 9); John Mitchell [from The Mitchells]; Eunice Randall; Mr. Spencer
- Important events
- World War II, American Home Front
- Dedication
- To my beloved brother Willem and to all others who laid down their lives for their friends
- First words
- In the hot July sun Washington's Union Station seemed like a vaulted oven.
- Quotations
- It's so hard to be a mother to a squirrel when you aren't a squirrel yourself.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And Joan gave a sigh of deep content.
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- Members
- 314
- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (4.31)
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 4
