Hendrix, John.
SHOOTING AT THE STARS : THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014
IL 3-6, RL 5.4
ISBN 141971175X
Some called it “The Great War.” History calls it World War I. This book tells the true story of the events of The Christmas Truce of 1914, the day the war paused, through the eyes of a soldier writing a letter to his mom. December 25, 1914 was a small space in an ugly time when soldiers were just people serving their countries. Ordinary people exchanged smiles, pictures, uniform buttons, and handshakes, celebrating the magic that is Christmas for one day before the war began again and loyalty to duty and country resumed. (Booktalk by the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Committee)
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