In this novel by John Wilson set during the Battle of Stalingrad, three participants -- two fighters and a boy -- are caught in its horrors. Their ...
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May 03, 2010
Sarah
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Combining my interest in YA fiction and Stalingrad (I know, I know) this book caught my interest and I saved it from the weeding pile recently at the library. Fairly formulaic, this book is told from three viewpoints, a Russian sniper assistant, a German tank Sargent and a 8 year old boy it covers several months leading up to the German 6th Army surrender. The details were fairly interesting, but overall felt fairly light and predictable (the German soldiers were especially stereotypical). I m
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Oct 30, 2010
April
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YA novel about the Battle of Stalingrad. Told from three different perspectives, a eight-year old Russian boy living in the city, a German Tank Officer and a Russian army scout in Stanlingrade who is working with the famed Russian Sniper, Yelena Pavola, to repel the Germans from the city.
Aug 19, 2010
Zech
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It is a pretty damn good story... Thats all I got to say... This is for people who like studying world war II and if you like books with action and an adventure
Jan 06, 2009
Ellen
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Excellent YA novel about Battle for Leningrad - From Russian and German perspective. I couldn't put it down, not could my then 11 year old son.
Aug 09, 2011
Samy
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I really liked this book! :)
I liked the characters and I liked the end. I liked Conrad the most, even if he was the Nazi soldier.
The book was really good: well-narrated, interesting shifts from character to character, and different points of view (without being confusing). However, I think some of the characters were too stereotypical.
I liked the characters and I liked the end. I liked Conrad the most, even if he was the Nazi soldier.
The book was really good: well-narrated, interesting shifts from character to character, and different points of view (without being confusing). However, I think some of the characters were too stereotypical.
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