Review: Countdown

Franny Chapman has a loony, veteran uncle, a practically perfect little brother, an Air Force Major father, an older sister who may or may not be a Communist and a backstabbing best friend. The cute neighbor boy who just moved back to town complicates life still further. Not only has her life gone crazy, so has the world. Khrushchev and Kennedy splatter the news in 1962 when Russians move missiles to Cuba. Franny and her friends practice air raid drills and “Duck and Cover” in school in case of nuclear attack. With missiles aimed at the country, fear pervades the nation.

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