In this tale of love and war by the Newbery Medalist, John Dante, now an old man, is haunted by memories of enlisting as a 17-year-old to fight in WW II--a decision that forced him to face the horrors of war and changed his life forever.
Includes a reader\'s guide and an inverview with the author..
Rather than be judged a traitor or a coward, though, John enlists--a decision that changes his life forever.
But then he falls head over heels for Ginny Burton, who is against all war, and his beliefs are suddenly questioned.
John Dante is seventeen when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and he wants to fight for his country.
In this tale of love and war by the Newbery Medalist, John Dante, now an old man, is haunted by memories of enlisting as a 17-year-old to fight in WW II--a decision that forced him to face the horrors of war and changed his life forever
