A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

from katielder

I borrowed this book from one of our ELD teachers, who uses this first book as well as the other two in the series, with her high school aged English learners. As a hi-lo book, A Boy At War functions well. The story is engaging. A boy and his friends are fishing in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the ...

from engpunk77

Okay, I have some feedback for this series to report, finally. One of my students really likes it and gives it 4-stars. He's a good reader and primarily loves fantasy (Eragon/Eldest are faves) with an above-average interest in WWII, and he says it gives "just enough detail about his background an...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

V. short and exciting. A bit didactic, but after all that's why I grabbed it from the thrift store - I wanted to learn a bit about the Pearl Harbor aspect of WWII. Probably excellent for a male reluctant reader - I recommend teachers of 5th-10th grade have it in their classrooms.Seemed well resea...

from joririchardson

This is a book about a boy who gets involved with the bombing of Pearl Harbor and is forced to grow up all in one momentous day. This book is very short and quick, but that is what makes it so powerful - it is dynamic and very fast-paced. This is a very good book... there are also 2 sequels.

from AlWe1021

This is a good book. It was interesting being in the middle in the action. Also, I learned alot about World War II too!