This Game of War
This Game of War
by Ed Butts
$15.95
- October 2022
- print ISBN: 978-1-55380-683-7
- ebook ISBN: 978-1-55380-684-4
- PDF ISBN: 978-1-55380-685-1
- 5-1/4″ x 7-5/8″ Trade paper, 170 pages
- Young Reader Novel – Ages 9 and Up
- Lexile: 770L
When 12-year-old Teddy is given a special poppy, he travels back in time to the trenches of World War I, then aboard a ship trying to evade submarines and finally on an air force bomber on a mission. Will Teddy ever get home?
“This is an imaginative, exciting, yet serious work of fiction.” — John Robert Colombo
“When I turned to the final page of the book, it was satisfying to see a changed Teddy Nugent. His character development felt earned and inevitable.” – Young Adulting
“From the daily deprivations to the lighthearted camaraderie to the constant danger, no detail is spared in the hard-hitting war drama sequences. This Game of War is a valuable resource for education and enlightenment. Recommended” – CM Review of Materials
Ed Butts uses historical fiction to explore current events. Sadly there is nothing new about the problems we face and the wars that result. Our ancestors faced them too and This Game of War helps kids make a connection between the past and their present.
Teddy experiences the camaraderie, fear, danger and devastation of life in a war zone. He learns about the lives of the people who fought in wars and he encounters his own ancestors who unknowingly help him to survive. If kids are going to learn about war Ed Butts believes that they should be given a complete and honest account without glorifying it.
