My Story: Trenches by Jim Eldridge

My Story: Trenches by Jim Eldridge

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Summary

The account of a young telegraph operator who enlists in the army with his friends at the tender age of 15 and who finds himself part of key events in World War I.

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My Story: Trenches by Jim Eldridge

JUNE 1917 Mustard gas! A feeling of panic hit me and I scrambled to get my respirator over my face before the killer gas got into my mouth and nose and burnt my lungs. It burned everything it touched. Eyes. Skin. And it always found a way in. Like now, I could feel where it had crept up inside the sleeves of my uniform and the skin on my arms felt like it was on fire. I threw myself into a muddy hole, pushing my arms under water, but I knew it was already too late. I stumbled to my feet, saturated, with the weight of wet mud clinging to me. I couldn't move. I couldn't see...
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ISBN 13 9780439994224
ISBN 10 0439994225
Title My Story: Trenches
Author Jim Eldridge
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Scholastic
Year published 2003-06-01
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.