Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Top ten war-time books for young readers

Sam Angus is the author of Soldier Dog and A Horse Called Hero. At the Guardian she shared a list of her favorite novels and diaries from the two world wars, including:
The Silver Sword by Ian Seraillier

This book has never gone out of print and was certainly one of the most memorable reading experiences of my childhood. Ian Serailier depicts the delinquency of war frankly and openly in this story of a family torn apart, of children fending for themselves amidst the desolate rubble of a bombed out Warsaw, of how they care for one another and together discover the clue that will lead to them finding their parents.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue