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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A fresh and engaging look into the legend - ary achievements of the Colorado 10th Mountain Division as soldiers rally against Hitler’s forces and fraternally adopt an orphan boy named Noah, who had been raised pacifist I read this because my 6th grader brought it home as part of her classwork. It was pretty good and that the teacher chose well. The author shared in her end notes that she changed a couple things -- she moved the date of a newspaper article to suit her storyline, and she changed the enlistment age. I understand moving the article date (at least a little), but I don't understand why she thought it important to tell children (obviously her intended audience) that during WWII you had to be 16 to enlist (with parental permission) instead of 15. All together, I am glad my child is reading this book. A unique World War II story about little-known specialized unit. At the center of the story is 15-year-old Garrett, an orphan who goes to live with his uncle is an officer in this unit. Garrett's parents instilled in their son their pacifist principles. This obviously results in a conflict for Garrett, something I wish the author explored more deeply in this story. Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com Texas is home to Noah Garrett. He's fifteen years old and used to living among the tall grass and the heat. When his parents suddenly die of smallpox, he finds himself in the temporary care of the local minister. After arrangements are made, Noah boards a train and heads for the mountains of Colorado. Noah's uncle has offered to take the boy in, but Shelly James's home is not exactly what Noah expects. Officer James, aka Uncle Shelly, lives at Camp Hale, a military base high in the Rocky Mountains. Noah is about to begin living the life of a Phantom. He's never even heard of these skiing soldiers, but he's about to learn the hard way. Noah quickly regrets his little white lie that leads his uncle and the camp's commanding officer to believe he is already sixteen. That's the legal age allowing boys to enlist, so it is assumed that Noah is agreeable to becoming a Phantom. His training begins. He has never seen a snow ski in his entire life. Now, he is told to bundle up, strap the awkward boards on his feet, and hit the slopes. After one day of training, he drops into his bunk like a rock. Even though he is used to hard work on the farm, every part of him aches. When he overhears his uncle and the general talking, he realizes the torture has just begun. Despite being raised a pacifist, Noah soon becomes part of this group of soldiers. He learns to ski quickly and excels at climbing and rappelling, as well. He also finds himself becoming attached to the gruff, unemotional man that is his uncle. For Noah, the all too real possibility of fighting Germans in Europe remains in the distant future. PHANTOMS IN THE SNOW is an excellent novel about a little known group of soldiers in World War II. Duble deftly relates the story of these fighting men and how Noah becomes one of them. This book has wide appeal, but is sure to be successful with those interested in war stories or historical fiction. I already know who I'm going to offer it to first. Interesting story about a military unit called the Phantoms, whose skiing prowess enabled them to capture a group of German soldiers during WW II on top of two mountains in Italy. The specific storyline is about a 15 year old boy whose parents both died recently, and he was sent to live with his uncle, one of the Phantoms. Noah's parents had been strict pacifists, and he had never even known that his uncle existed so he is reeling in his new world. This setup was created to show Noah's conflict about war, but I thought it was a little far-fetched and his ability to quickly master so many new and challenging skills was hard to swallow. Ultimately Noah gains the necessary skills and the understanding that people, and war, can be both bad and good. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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In 1944, fifteen-year-old Noah Garrett, recently orphaned, is sent to live at Camp Hale, Colorado, with an uncle he has never met, and there he finds his pacifist views put to the test. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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