The Good War
The Good War

The Good War

Written by Todd Strasser
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10 - 99
Reading age
192
Page count
221
Words per page
750L
Lexile measure
Feb 1, 2022
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From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together–and then torn apart–by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2. There’s a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School. Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II. They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about yet. Only one team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when an one player takes the game too far. Can an afterschool club change the way the students see eachother…and how they see the world? “By using a gaming lens to explore the students’ entrée to prejudice and radicalization, he succeeds in lending immediacy and accessibility to his cautionary tale.”–Kirkus Reviews

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593173671
    Publication Date
    February 1, 2022
    Publisher
    Yearling
    Original Publication Date
    January 26, 2021
    Page Count
    192
    Words Per Page
    221
    Reading Age
    10 - 99+ years
    Lexile® Level
    750L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~R
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    6
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    517027
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG+

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