The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
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The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
By Various
IllustratorsIllustrated by Jim KayEdition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763675547
Awards and HonorsYALSA’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
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.