"Wait for me, will you?" His voice was hoarse and thick. "I mean, it's a lot to ask, but I plan to wait for you if you'll wait for me." 
It's an exacting time in American history. The desolation of the Great Depression still lingers - and the first hints of a restless shift of power overseas are beginning to seep into local news and consciousness. 
For the residents of Pembroke Road, a close-knit neighborhood in Winchester, Massachusetts, the ties of family and friendship provide relief and diversion from the struggles of daily life and the cares of the increasingly complex outside world. 
And for four teenagers known as the Hill Boys, an allegiance to baseball, a bond of friendship and affection for the swell girl next door all keep the specter of war in the background. Walter Hannigan, the quartet's unofficial leader, is reserved and quiet. Mike Andrews is the epitome of a teenager, gangly and awkward. Ray Simard is the gregarious joker, popular with all - and the studious, handsome Henry Smith is the shy son of two German immigrants who anxiously watch as events across the Atlantic unfold. 
On December 7, 1941, the Hill Boys and Winchester are swept into the conflict as America rallies to protect itself. The community thrusts its heart into the war effort, and the once inseparable Hill Boys find themselves divided by the dictates of a country that needs them. 
The war and its hardships alter their world views, shaping them into men. Sacrifices of the heart and spirit must be made, and the transformative and shifting bonds made by the four drive them toward adulthood and their destinies, creating a portrait of the Greatest Generation's fight to protect the American way of life. 
The Lights of Pembroke Road is Stacey Roberts' first novel. With it, she has created a vivid and richly-evocative coming of age story set at a time in which the United States was also losing its own innocence to the unfolding story of World War II.

The Lights of Pembroke Road

Roberts, Stacey

Literature & Fiction

Juju Press

Bondi & Poppy Help Heal the Planet

An Australian koala and a California bear gently introduce children to the impact of climate change and offer everyday practices to help save both animal and human habitats. Written in rhyme format, Bondi & Poppy Help Heal the Planet is a tender and sometimes playful conversation starter for even the youngest of readers, addressing the realities of global warming while offering hope and encouraging action. Be mindful of waste, of not using too much Like water and lights and paper and such. Use your great brain and walk when you can Talk with your family to make a smart plan. Author Judith A. Proffer resides in Southern California. In late 2019 she left behind a particularly challenging fire season in Los Angeles for a three week holiday in Australia, quickly discovering that she had entered the country's worst fire season in recent memory. The region she spent Christmas Day that year (Kangaroo Island) was decimated by fire just days after she left. Bondi & Poppy is her response to the ferocity of the back to back fire seasons she experienced that year. She is the co-author of When We Stayed Home (a tribute to how young children navigated big feelings and cheered themselves on during the upheaval of pandemic) and Broadway Baby. Illustrated by award-winning artist Yoko Matsuoka.

Proffer, Judith A.

Children's Books

Night Lights

Johnson, Jeannie K

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