Shattered
Stories of Children and War
New York : Knopf, 2001.
Format: Book
Description: 166 pages ; 22 cm
As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch--mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war's implications for young people--from those caught in the line of fire to the children of the veterans of wars long past. Critically acclaimed author Jennifer Armstrong brings together 12 powerful voices in young people's literature to explore the realities of war from a child's perspective. The settings vary widely--the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an attempted coup in Venezuela, the American Civil War, crisis in the Middle East--but the effects are largely the same. In war, no life is ever left untouched. In war, lives are shattered.
Contents:
Second day / Ibtisam Barakat -- Shattered / Marilyn Singer -- Bad day for baseball / Graham Salisbury -- I'll see you when this war is over / M.E. Kerr -- Golpe de Estado / Dian Curtis Regan -- Snap, crackle, pop / Lois Metzger -- Things happen / Lisa Rowe Fraustino -- Faizabad harvest 1980 / Suzanne Fisher Staples -- Sounds of Thunder / Joseph Bruchac -- Witness for peace / Jennifer Armstrong -- War is swell / David Lubar -- Hope / Gloria D. Miklowitz.
Target Audience: 800L
ISBN:
0375811125 (trade)
Availability | |||
---|---|---|---|
Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Shattered | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Fiction | In |