privatepeaceful

__Private Peaceful__, by Michael Morpurgo ISBN: 0-439-63652-1 c2003 202 pages

-p. 1 where Tommo is thinking back -pp. 2-3 where Charlie is taking Tommy to school on his very first day
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Charlie and Tommy Peaceful are several years apart, but very close friends and brothers. After their father dies, they become even closer. They have another brother, Big Joe, who has mental disabilities, but that just helps them become even closer as a family as they are very protective of him. The setting is back in the early 1900’s just before the outbreak of World War 1. Charlie and Tommy have no idea that they will be fighting for their country (England) in a matter of time...they will become Private Peacefuls. Charlie is regarded as a big brother to most of the other “boys” once they enlist, and Tommy stays close by him. What they encounter and what they see is more than any 15 or 16 year old needs to see in a lifetime. Follow these two brothers on an awesome sentimental journey.
 * Summary:**

YA Fiction--historical fiction; single-parent families; poverty; soldiers; people with mental disabilities; World War; England; Great Britain

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