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Constituting a plea for peace, the struggles of four disparate teenagers are interwoven with the lives of three handicapped foreign war veterans
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Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He has written over 100 books for adults and young readers. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.
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The common theme of nuclear disaster and human vulnerability interweaves the lives of four young people, an Ojibway Indian, an illegal Mexican migrant worker, a rock musician, and a sheep rancher's daughter with the lives of three veterans of past wars.
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Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books (edition Library Binding), 1986
ISBN 10: 002770100X
ISBN 13: 9780027701005
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Library Binding. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 002770100X-7-1-29
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Sentries
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Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 1986
ISBN 10: 002770100X
ISBN 13: 9780027701005
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G002770100XI4N00
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ISBN 10: 002770100X
ISBN 13: 9780027701005
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Bradbury Press, NY, 1986
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: About Good. First Printing. 165 pp. The jacket is torn and chipped at the edges. Former owner's name on half-title page. Binding tight, text clean. Seller Inventory # 38823
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Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1986
ISBN 10: 002770100X
ISBN 13: 9780027701005
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 45837067-6
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Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. 165 pp. The upper fore-corners are lightly bumped. The jacket is scuffed along the upper edge. Seller Inventory # 008034
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Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1986
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N-Fine. 1st Edition. A square solid tight clean un-read copy. The jacket has some very light edgewear. Book. Seller Inventory # 020113
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Seller: Emily's Books, Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. The author inscribed on the title page. The dust jacket has light edge wear, is lightly rubbed and the dust jacket is in a Mylar type protector. There is a small smaudge on the page edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 022561
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Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Signed and dated 1986 by Paulsen. Hardcover in jacket. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 4990
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Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, E-239, 1986
ISBN 10: 002770100X
ISBN 13: 9780027701005
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Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, New York. 1986. 160 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Gary Paulsen. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (light chipping present to the edges of the DJ). Bound in 1/2 cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In his anti-nuclear book, Paulsen does not explore the holocaust's aftermathhe just shows the promise of youth unfolding and stops it with a powerful "CLICK"the sound of the bomb being dropped. Paulsen interweaves the developing stories of four teenagers with vignettes about veterans of three wars. The focus storiesa Native American girl denies the heritage that her grandfather tries to force upon her; an illegal alien looks for a better life as a migrant worker; a Montana farm girl tries to convince her father that the farm offers her the life that she wants; and a teenage rock star shuns the lure of drugs to hone his soundare not completely satisfying as the protagonists are more archetypical than real. The self-contained war vignettes concern Lucky, who loves the fury of battle until his limbs are blown off in Vietnam; a farm boy fighting in World War II whose hopes and dreams are destroyed by the schrapnel that severs his spinal cord; and a sharpshooter, sent to Korea, who is destroyed by the terrible need to kill children who are assisting in the massacre of his unit. This emotionally charged story in particular is beautifully crafted and stunningly written. The final vignette focuses on a Bengal tiger and her cub as a flash starts World War III, and all of these lives are gonenot just the young men who fight for their country, but the young (and old) everywhere. Paulsen concentrates on depicting a generation struggling to realize its future, unaware of impending disaster, and he manages to involve readers despite the rigid, choppy format. The ending doesn't work within the structure of the book, but it does serve to emphasize the effects of nuclear war on innocents. ; 6 X 0.75 X 8.75 inches; 160 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 73737