Peter thinks the only way he can reclaim his room is by declaring war on his grandfather. Captures the anger and frustration that accompanies a child's inability to control his life. -- School Library Journal. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, William Allen White Award, Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award, Parents' Choice Award, An IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Mark Twain Award, Young Hoosier Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award, Georgia Children's Book Award.