Connie A. (jazzysmom) - , reviewed on 6/2/2012 + 907 more book reviews

This is my first "Dear America" read. I cried...then about halfway through the book i found out how old Scott Pendleton was when he wrote this, i bawled my head off for him. I knew the boys were young when they went to France, my father was fighing this war also, but it never dawned on me what so young of a man went through as my father never really talked about it much until his later years. I had sort of avoided the "Dear America" reads as i thought they might be just for 9-12. But i am well over that (way over that actually) and gosh i devoured this book. Sure beats the make believe stuff they offered us when i was 9-12. I guess they thought back then we could not handle life unless it was like Ozzie & Harriet. After reading this i believe this should be in all school libraries and any age will enjoy. This is what real life was like for many.

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