Love You, Soldier
Publication Information
Author:  Hest, Amy	Illustrator:  Lamut, Sonja
Title:  Love You, Soldier	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Candlewick Press	City:  Cambridge, MA
ISBN, paperback:  0-7636-0943-9	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, historical fiction, easy reading
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This touching story about the effects of WW II on one family is told through the eyes of seven-year-old Katie. (NOTE: This is a short chapter book that will be very easy for students to read.)
Teaching Ideas:
Students may want to list the major changes the family endures along with notes about how they adjust to changes. They may also want to consider then-and-now aspects of the changes or to think about divorce or the breakup of relationships compared to the kind of changes Katie and her mother had to endure. The reformulation of the family may spark discussion or writing. In a unit about war or WW II, a focus on the child's perspective may prove interesting, especially if contrasted with books in which the children live in the war areas. The ending of the book invites speculation about Katie's future.
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