War Stories Gordon Korman Summary
July 21 2020 two young people of different generations get profound lessons in the tragic enduring legacy of war.
War stories gordon korman summary. From the 1 new york times bestselling author of restart a story of telling truth from lies and finding out what being a hero really means. Gordon korman and a world war ii story make an unbeatable combination for middle grade readers. There are two things trevor loves more than anything else.
Playing war based video games and his great grandfather jacob who is a true blue bona fide war hero. War stories gordon korman review by kevin delecki. War stories by gordon korman is a gritty thought provoking novel about the realities of warfare.
The exploding artillery shells blossomed all around him turning the dark of night into fiery orange day. The rattle of machine gun fire sliced through the endless booming carving a spray of concrete chips from the stoop dangerously close to his combat boots. Raised on the thrilling yarns of his great grandpa jacob and obsessed with both world war ii and first personshooter video games trevor is eager to join the 93 year old vet when he is invited.
Through no fault of his own gordon korman has created a story that would never have taken place. The new york times book review elizabeth wein. Jacob stormed the beaches at normandy courageously fought nazis and spent grueling days and seemingly endless nights in trenches.
By gordon korman release date. As the story alternates between ggs war stories and his present day retracing of them readers get an intimate look at the devastating and long lasting effects of war. His battalion even liberated a small french village.
Gordon korman brings the gritty horrors of combat to life in war storiesthe concept of a personal vendetta replicating war in the form of modern terrorism brings the past uncomfortably close both for trevor and for the reader. The soldier crouched in the doorway of what had once been a small bakery.