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Kipling's Choice - paperback, Geert Spillebeen, 0618800352
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Spillebeen, Geert
- ISBN
- 9780618800353
- Book Title
- Kipling's Choice
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 7 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
- Topic
- Family / Parents, Social Themes / Death & Dying, General, Boys & Men, People & Places / Europe, Biographical, Historical / Military & Wars
- Item Weight
- 5.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618800352
ISBN-13
9780618800353
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57188472
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kipling's Choice
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Family / Parents, Social Themes / Death & Dying, General, Boys & Men, People & Places / Europe, Biographical, Historical / Military & Wars
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.1 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This well-written novel combines facts with speculation about John Kipling's short life and gruesome death. A riveting account of World War I, Kipling's Choice could become the next great war novel." School Library Journal, Starred "This powerful anti-war novel, amde even more powerful by its roots in a famous author's real life and his evolution from war zealot to embittered, broken father, deaerves a place beside All Quiet on the Western Front." --Kirkus, starred Kirkus Reviews, Starred "The power of this story is in the contrast between the war and the home front. . . . The changing viewpoints reveal the patriotic blather and racism that drove the acclaimed writer to send the boy he loved to die in a war he knew nothing about." --Booklist Booklist, ALA "The novel subtly conveys the complexities and ironies of the father/son relationship. Between the lines readers will detect that John desperately needs approval from his father and Rudyard just as desperately wants his son to become what he could never be: a war hero." -- Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Grade To
Ninth Grade
Synopsis
On the verge of World War I, author Rudyard Kipling's son, John, like his father before him, wanted to fight for his country. But when John's military application was threatened, Rudyard took matters into his own hands, applying all his influence to allow his son to fight in the Great War. And the teenager who had lived his life in comfort and whose greatest concern had been pleasing his father now faced a much greater challenge—staying alive in his first battle., As a young man, Rudyard Kipling was devastated when his military application was rejected because of poor eyesight. Although Rudyard would go on to win England's highest accolades, he never got over this lost opportunity to serve his country. When World War I broke out, John, like his father before him, wanted to fight for his country. When his military application was threatened for the same reason as his father's--poor eyesight--Rudyard took matters into his own hands. Determined not to let history repeat itself, the elder Kipling applied all his influence to get his son a commission. The teenager who had lived his life in comfort and whose greatest concern had been pleasing his father now faced a much greater challenge--staying alive in his first battle. Geert Spillebeen's moving fictionalized account follows the true story of John Kipling, a young man whose desire to live up to the family name threatens his very survival. It also draws attention to the senseless suffering and loss of life in this and every war.
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Copyright Date
2005
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