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War Stories by Gordon Korman

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War Stories

Gordon Korman

Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · May 4, 2021

Reading lane: Wars & Military History

A Historical Fiction pick for readers exploring War Stories.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Valor, Reconsidered

A family’s war-hero story opens into a thoughtful look at truth, memory, and genuine valor.

Come here for

  • A grandson’s close bond with his great-grandfather
  • The tension between a heroic legend and a more complicated truth

Expect

  • A reflective story about what makes someone a hero
  • War history seen through a family’s changing understanding

Book Details

Authors
Gordon Korman
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
May 4, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Wars & Military History · Military & Wars
Reading lane
Wars & Military History

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Multigenerational Families

  • Wars & Military History

  • Violence & Safety

About This Book

A story of telling truth from lies -- and finding out what being a hero really means. There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games, and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America. Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war - from training...

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A story of telling truth from lies -- and finding out what being a hero really means. There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games, and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America. Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war - from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever. But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.

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