Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes
This tense and thought-provoking World War I story, from the acclaimed author of Missing in Action and Search and Destroy, examines what it truly means to be a hero. Spencer Morgan and Dieter Hedrick are on opposite sides of the war, but they're fighting for the same things: honor and respect. At the age of fifteen, Dieter's blind devotion gets him promoted from Hitler Youth into the German army. Dieter is determined to prove his allegiance and bravery all costs. Spence, just sixteen, drops out of his Utah high school to begin training as a paratrooper. He's seen how boys who weren't much in high school can come home heroes, and Spence wants to prove to his friends and family that he really can be something. Both Spence and Dieter fear the war will end too soon--that they won't get the chance to prove themselves. But when they finally see the action they were hoping for, it's like nothing they ever could have imagined.
Hughes, Dean: - Dean Hughes is the author of more than eighty books for young readers, including the popular sports series Angel Park All-Stars, the Scrappers series, the Nutty series, the widely acclaimed companion novels Family Pose and Team Picture, Search and Destroy, and Four-Four-Two. His novel Soldier Boys was selected for the 2001 New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list. Dean Hughes and his wife, Kathleen, have three children and nine grandchildren. They live in Midway, Utah.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780689860218 |
| ISBN 10 | 0689860218 |
| Title | Soldier Boys |
| Author | Dean Hughes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2003-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
| Prizes | Commended for Golden Sower Award (Young Adult) 2004, Commended for Tayshas Reading 2003, Short-listed for Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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