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The Blurb On The Back:
”I am just a child,” says John. “How can I be at war?”
It’s 1918, and war is everywhere. John’s dad is fighting in the trenches far away in France. His mum works in the 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 meeting with a German boy named Jan.
John catches a glimpse of a better world, in which children like Jan and himself can come together, and scatter the seeds of peace.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
David Almond’s historical novel for children aged 9+ has a sparse plot told with a dreamy magical realist quality that highlights the brutality of war and the damage that it wrecks on those subjected to its jingoism and which is sympathetically illustrated by David Litchfield who brings Almond’s themes to life with beauty and sensitivity.
WAR IS OVER was released in the United Kingdom on 1st November 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
It’s 1918, and war is everywhere. John’s dad is fighting in the trenches far away in France. His mum works in the 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 meeting with a German boy named Jan.
John catches a glimpse of a better world, in which children like Jan and himself can come together, and scatter the seeds of peace.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
David Almond’s historical novel for children aged 9+ has a sparse plot told with a dreamy magical realist quality that highlights the brutality of war and the damage that it wrecks on those subjected to its jingoism and which is sympathetically illustrated by David Litchfield who brings Almond’s themes to life with beauty and sensitivity.
WAR IS OVER was released in the United Kingdom on 1st November 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
