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  • War Stories

War Stories

Author
Publication Date
May 04, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
War Stories

Description

A story of telling truth from lies - and finding out what being a hero really means.

There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America.

Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war - from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever.

But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.

Publication date
May 04, 2021
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338290226
Lexile Measure
770
Guided Reading Level
W
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
BISAC categories
JUV016080 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV005000 - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
Library of Congress categories
History
France
Great-grandfathers
World War, 1939-1945
Veterans
Secrecy
Secrets
German occupation, 1940-1945
Heroes
Campaigns
War
War fiction

Kirkus

Starred Review

This weave of perceptive, well-told tales wears its agenda with unusual grace. 
Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman is the beloved author of over one hundred novels for young readers, including hilarious middle-grade classics such as the Macdonald Hall series, I Want to Go Home and Slacker. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gordon grew up in Thornhill, Ontario, and now lives in New York with his family. Visit him online at www.gordonkorman.com.