Book
War stories / Gordon Korman.
Record details
- ISBN: 1338290207
- ISBN: 9781338290202
- Physical Description: 231 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Twelve year old Trevor Firestone loves video war games and his great-grandfather Jacob, a celebrated hero from World War II. Jacob is ninety-three. Trevor wants to retrace the steps his great-grandfather took in France, but Trevor soon discovers there is more to the story causing him to wonder about the truth of what his great-grandfather told him. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 9-11. Scholastic Press. Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Korma | 31681020135703 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Twelve-year-old Trevor Firestone loves playing war-based video games and he idolizes his great-grandfather Jacob who came home from World War II a celebrated hero; now ninety-three Jacob wants to retrace his journey in memory and reality and return to the small French village that his unit liberated, and Trevor is going with him--but not everyone in the town want Jacob to come, and Trevor is going to learn an important lesson: real war is not a video game, and valor and heroism can be very murky concepts. - Baker & Taylor
Visiting the small French village that his veteran grandfather helped liberate during World War II, an avid young player of war video games begins questioning his familyâs perspectives about his grandfatherâs heroism when he uncovers the rest of the story. Simultaneous eBook. - Scholastic
A story of telling truth from lies - and finding out what being a hero really means.
There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America.
Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war - from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever. But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.
