It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Patrick Condon wants to escape his unexciting life in Ireland. So he hatches a plan. Not wanting to wait until he...
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Mar 29, 2010
Alison
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May 1915, John Condon receives a disturbing telegram: He is missing in action and presumed dead. In truth, John knows that this missing solider is actually his younger brother Patrick, who used John’s name and birth date to sneak into the military. Patrick’s story begins with the end of his school career. Just ten years old, Patrick spends his days in menial labor to provide income for his family. Patrick secretly saves his pocket change and finally leaves his hometown at age 12 to join the m
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Sep 23, 2010
Cornmaven
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Mar 04, 2011
Jane
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My daughter picked this one up at the library, and I was about to return it for her when I couldn't help but start leafing through it. Before I knew it, I was caught up in this tale of a young Irish boy who is swept into the tide of World War I. Patrick assumes his (slightly) older brother's identity, and before you know it, he's on the battlefields of France and Belgium. Lots of gory battle scenes in this, with much made of the fact that war is, indeed, hell, and not at all what people (espe
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Jan 15, 2011
Christin
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The first chapter of the story is quite intriguing, catching a young reader's attention quickly. This is a unique, Irish perspective of the coming and fighting of the First World War. A young boy, eager to be a man, lies about his age and gets away with it (if only for the necessity of military enlistments). He goes on to become a full soldier as the reader shares his emotions, actions, and thoughts on the horrific front lines. This is a good book to help teach more about how other countries and
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Mar 10, 2011
Jana
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Historical fiction based on a real story of a 14 year old boy from Ireland who was the youngest soldier casualty in World War I. Good WWI intro for middle school. Some of the horrors of war are present but is not over the top violence.
Jan 13, 2011
Solviej
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I really thought I was going to love this book from it's description on the cover. It was a wonderful idea that never really took off.
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