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Series: Vietnam

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2012
FREE-FIRE ZONE
by Chris Lynch
"A fine portrayal of friends and war. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
The third installment of Lynch's Vietnam War series follows Rudi, one of four friends who enlisted at the same time and are now in separate branches of the military. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2012
SHARPSHOOTER
by Chris Lynch
"The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range. (Fiction. 9-13)"
In the second installment of his Vietnam War series, Lynch follows 18-year-old Ivan Bucyk, one of four friends who pledged to go to war together once one was drafted. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2012
CASUALTIES OF WAR
by Chris Lynch
"An excellent war saga that will leave readers feeling they have been through something monumental. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
Lynch's Vietnam War series concludes with the final narrative of four friends caught in the chaos of war. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
by Chris Lynch
"Morris is an innocent caught in the winds of war, and young readers will eagerly anticipate future installments in the series. (Historical fiction. 9-14)

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In his nightmares, high-school senior Morris sees "torn flesh and burned flesh and the end of everything we know, all dying there in the scorching jungle of Vietnam"; he and his friends die, and it's his fault. Read full book review >