Mare's War
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299212046 (1299212042)
Publish date: January 1st 2009
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
History,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
African American,
War,
Family,
World War II
I can sum up my feelings for this book thusly: Eh.It's a light, easy read despite the occasionally heavy subject matter. However, the characterization didn't work for me. I didn't see the point in including snippets from the granddaughter's point of view. To me, they added nothing to the story and o...
Moving and interesting without being too smarmy. Bonus points for covering a little-known aspect of history.