Lilys crossing by patricia reilly giff is the story of lily mollahan and what happens when she tells one lie too many lily lives in st albans queens with her father and her grandmother lilys mother died when lily was a very small girl but lily is content to be who and where she is. Lilys crossing by patricia reilly giff is a work of american young adult literature aimed at readers beginning in the fourth grade the story focuses on lily and albert two children who face grief during the second world war. Lilys crossing is a historical fiction novel set in 1944 in new york during world war ii the story is told from the perspective of a young girl named lily whose life and the lives of those around her are changed by the war. This study guide includes the following sections plot summary chapter summaries analysis characters objects places themes style quotes and topics covid safety holiday shipping membership educators gift cards stores events help auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters use up arrow for mozilla firefox browser alt up arrow and down arrow for mozilla . Each chapter of the novel study focuses on two or three chapters of lilys crossingand is comprised of five of the following different activities o before you read o vocabulary building o comprehension questions o language activities o extension activities links with the common core standards us