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The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War

By Various
Illustrators Illustrated by Jim Kay Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN

9780763675547

Awards and Honors YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
CCBC Choices 2016, Fiction for Young Adults
2016 USBBY Outstanding International Book List, Grades 6–8
Booklist Top 10 Short Story Collections
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Historical Fiction

The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War

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9780763675547J
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Language: Mild Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

A tin hat. A bomb fragment. A toy soldier. These and other objects spark eleven original tales by authors including Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, and Ursula Dubosarsky. Black-and-white photographs and information about the items that inspired the book’s stories. Biographies of contributing authors. Black-and-white illustrations.
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Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)

Upper Middle School Fiction Plus

Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)

For Grades 6-8

This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.

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Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Coming-of-Age

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