Soldier+Boys

__Soldier Boys__, by Dean Hughes ISBN: 0-689-81748-7 c2001 162 pages R.L. 6.0 Points- 4

-p. 4; second to last paragraph when Dieter is dreaming about becoming a war hero at some point -pp. 11-12 where Spence is bragging about his brother joining up w/the army, and that just as soon as he can (he is a sophomore in high school), he will to
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

The book follows two boys from different countries and sides during WWII: --Spencer Morgan, an American AND --Dieter Hedrick, a German Both boys are anxious to join up with their fellow army as soon as possible, but truly don’t understand how horrible war is until they actual get into basic training, and then later, see first hand what it is doing to other young boys like them, and how it is tearing countries apart.
 * Summary:**

YA Fiction--historical fiction; World War II; Battle of the Ardennes; conduct of life; soldiers

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