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War Games
By Couloumbis, Audrey & Couloumbis, Akila
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
Gr 5-8 In 1941, when Germans occupy their small Greek town and the commandant comes to live in their house, 12-year-old Petros and his family hide their American connections and an escaping Greek resistance fighter as well. Based on Akila Couloumbis's wartime recollections, this novel is a grand read: an adventure full of the particulars of boys' play, and an unusual perspective on World War II lives. From the opening bird-shooting co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 27, 2009
- An interesting and different World War II story set in Greece and made more compelling by the fact that it is based on personal experience. - Readers will come to know and c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
