My Grandfather's War
My Grandfather's War
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EK Books--Quarto
Annotation: A poignant story about a Vietnam veteran and his relationship with his granddaughter. The young girl senses her grandfather's pain and is curious to find out the cause. She discovers her grandfather's sadness is a legacy of the Vietnam War and his experiences there.
 
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Catalog Number: #183196
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
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Publisher: EK Books--Quarto
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 06/12/18
Illustrator: Cooper, Jenny,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: Publisher: 1-7755-9299-5 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-4865-0
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-7755-9299-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-4865-0
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2018404720
Dimensions: 25 x 26 cm.
Language: English
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National Council For Social Studies Notable Children's Trade
Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: 1-4
'My father and both my grandfathers had fought in a war and I thought that this war in Vietnam was my turn to go. I thought the war would be exciting and that nothing bad would happen to me. I didn't think I would get hurt.''Did you get hurt?' I asked.'Oh yes, but not as bad as some of my friends. I hurt my leg there, but some of my friends were hurt much worse than me. Some of them died in Vietnam.'

Excerpted from My Grandfather's War by Glyn Harper
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The award-winning team of Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper share this poignant story about a Vietnam veteran and his relationship with his granddaughter. While the relationship is a positive one, the young girl senses her grandfather’s pain and is curious to find out the cause of it. As she innocently seeks answers, she unknowingly opens old wounds and discovers her grandfather’s sadness is a legacy of the Vietnam War and his experiences there. This is a sensitive exploration of the lingering cost of war and of the PTSD so many returned servicemen experience. Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Khe Sanh (the Vietnam War’s longest battle), My Grandfather's War also sheds light on a war that is not always remembered in the same way that the world wars and other conflicts are. Many who served experience a sense of betrayal at the treatment they received on their return, as the conflict came to be regarded as the ‘unpopular’ war, and this is covered in a child-friendly way in a note at the back of the book. 


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