War Boy: A Wartime Childhood

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War Boy: A Wartime Childhood

War Boy: A Wartime Childhood

By: Michael Foreman

This World War II memoir blends humor, honesty, and vivid detail as the author recalls growing up in Suffolk during the war. One of his earliest memories includes an incendiary bomb landing in his bedroom and missing him by inches. With a mix of factual information and personal storytelling, this rare book offers an engaging and memorable look at wartime childhood.

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This book about World War II touches on life during wartime with humor, candor, and factual information. The author recreates childhood in Suffolk with his family during the war, including one of his earliest memories of an incendiary bomb which landed in his room and missed him by inches. A rare book that blends factual information with an exciting and wonderful story, this is a stunning and sophisticated story to which readers will return time and time again.
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Used in Modern American 6-8th

  • By: Michael Foreman

  • Pages: 96

  • ISBN: 9780008612719

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
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Kirsten

We loved this book! Nice telling of WWII in England from a child's perspective, plus charming illustrations.

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