War Is Over
War Is Over
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War Is Over

Written by David Almond & illustrated by David Litchfield
Hardcover
$16.99
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9 - 12
Reading age
128
Page count
61
Words per page
~631L
Lexile measure
May 12, 2020
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Transcending its time and period, this moving and lyrical story, beautifully illustrated, explores the fear and hope of children in time of war. I am just a child. How can I be at war? It’s 1918, and war is everywhere. John’s father is fighting in the trenches far away in France, while his mother works in a menacing munitions factory just along the road. His teacher says that John is fighting, too, that he is at war with enemy children in Germany. One day, in the wild woods outside town, John has an impossible moment: a dreamlike meeting with a German boy named Jan. John catches a glimpse of a better world, in which children like Jan and himself can one day scatter the seeds of peace. David Almond brings his ineffable sensibility to a poignant tale of the effects of war on children, interwoven with David Litchfield’s gorgeous black-and-white illustrations.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536209860
    Publication Date
    May 12, 2020
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (MA)
    Page Count
    128
    Words Per Page
    61
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~631L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    508345
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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