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69 ratings, 3.45 average rating, 11 reviews
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published
September 1st 1989
by Puffin
binding
Paperback, 160 pages
isbn
0140342621
(isbn13: 9780140342628)
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"Paterson offers her young readers a glimpse of the Vietnam War from what might be considered their own perspective: that of the next generation,...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommended to Casey by:
my selfrecommends it for: people who like reading about war.
I thought this book was alright, but I got very confused in it. This is about a boy named Park, who is wondering why his mom won't ever talk about her husband that she lost in the Vietnom war. He tries and tries to get it out. He goes to his grandfathers house for the summer just to find some more clues about his father, but finds more interesting stuff. Personally, I didn't like the book becuase i was lost through out the whole book.
This book was okay, not one of my favorite of Paterson's books. I don't think that kids will realte to this book as much as her others. Park is the main character he is 11, and his dad died 10 years ago. Park does not know anything about his fathers death, and his mother won't talk about it. He finds out about some of his fathers realtives, and goes for a two week visit. The rest of what happens would be a spoiler.
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This book is about an eleven year old boy named Park whose father was killed on his second tour of Vietnam. Park was eager to know about his father but his family wouldn't tell him much, therefore he patchworked his fathers life together by himself. Could be used for grades 3 and up. Could be used during Social Studies when discussing the Vietnam War.
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recommends it for:
every junior high student
This is one of my all-time favorites. I read it over and over throughout junior high.
A young boy, struggling to become a man, takes a summer to live with the family of his father, a Vietnam war veteran killed in action. He learns more than he expected to about his father, his own history, and the gifts he has inherited.
A young boy, struggling to become a man, takes a summer to live with the family of his father, a Vietnam war veteran killed in action. He learns more than he expected to about his father, his own history, and the gifts he has inherited.
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I read this twice in elementary school because I loved it so much. Haven't read it since then, but I'm assuming my elementary school tastes weren't all that bad.
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Read in October, 2008
recommended to Leighah by:
my teacher made me read itrecommends it for: No one unless you like boring books
I don't really like this book. THis is one of our trade books that we are to read in the seventh grade! I do like one of here other books that she wrote.
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Read in November, 2008
Good book. I have always enjoyed Paterson. She is talented at writing children's point of view.
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I really like the idea of this book, but I'm not sure that Katherine Paterson has made it work.
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Read in April, 2007
recommends it for:
all
The more you know about Vietnam, the more poignant this is. Chivalry is not dead.
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