Soldier+X

__Soldier X__, by Don Wulffson ISBN: 0-439-53104-7 c2001 226 pages

pp. 3-4 when Erik is first on his way to war as a young teenager pp. 73-74 when Erik is behind enemy lines and has to do whatever it takes to survive
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

In April of 1944 Erik is sent off to fight for Germany in World War II. He is a frightened 16 year old (just barely). Like many of the other boys, they are wearing old uniforms that other soldiers had died in. It is up to them, and them only, to stay alive. Erik fights several battles and sees death first hand, but luckily he remains alive. BUT..after one bloody battle he finds himself behind the Russian line in enemy territory. He has to save himself, and luckily, he knows a bit of Russian. Can he fool his captors?
 * Summary:**

YA Fiction--historical fiction; World War II; death; Soviet Union.

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