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The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items From the First World War
Physical artifacts from World War I served as the inspiration for each of the short stories in this marvelous collection that explores the experience of war in general, and that war in particular, from a variety of intriguing perspectives. War’s poignancy, tragedy, and irony are all revealed. While most of the stories are set during World War I, many of them on the home front in Britain, a few are set in the present. These feature contemporary child and teen characters encountering an artifact that gives them a new or deeper understanding of war’s human dimensions, which go far beyond those who fight. The same insights extend across the stories, and the volume as a whole does the same for readers. Moody and affecting black-and-white illustrations are paired with the stories, while photographs and descriptions of the items chosen by each storyteller are at volume’s end. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Jim Kay
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older
Age Range:
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Short Stories
Subjects:
20th Century
Grief and Loss
Historical Fiction
World History
World War I
Publisher:
Candlewick
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 283
ISBN: 9780763675547
CCBC Location: Fiction, Great