tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post238209908285782789..comments2024-03-06T20:56:10.678-05:00Comments on The Children's War: Four-Four-Two by Dean HughesAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-51050846980577608582017-06-27T08:58:39.080-04:002017-06-27T08:58:39.080-04:00Thanks for linking to the WWII challenge. This so...Thanks for linking to the WWII challenge. This sounds like a book I would like to read. I've always read the ones about the internment camps. This would be a good way to get a wider view of the Japanese-American experienceSerenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-79203557462346902632017-01-12T07:42:14.558-05:002017-01-12T07:42:14.558-05:00I know you're right about this and I also know...I know you're right about this and I also know from experience that kids like the books that take place on the front lines, and most of those are written to appeal to boys. And yes, I agree, Hughes does write a great WWII novel about the war. But there's always the hope that they will someday realize how devastating war really is.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966330143385469554.post-34844191871608564612017-01-11T16:46:57.886-05:002017-01-11T16:46:57.886-05:00Ah, but few of my students want to read about the ...Ah, but few of my students want to read about the home front. Hughes does a great job of writing battlefield scenes in a way that does not make war seem glorious, and I appreciate that!Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com