Shattered: Stories of Children and War

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Stories are told somewhat stream-of-conciousness without any background of the war -- they are mostly glimpses. I would encourage the reading of this book in conjunction with historical study so as to make the stories more meaningful. The language is vivid, sometimes stark, but realistic. Well done and thought provoking. You may have already requested this item.

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Would your thoughts change if I've said it once and I'll say it again: Would your thoughts change if it was your backyard that a bomb dropped on? Sorry about the rant but it's these types of books that bring out the anger as well as the tears too. The stories, in my opinion, are perfectly arranged.

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It's like an excerpt from their lives. Spending a day in their footsteps.

Each one is as shattering as the next. That brother that didn't come home, a librarian falsely accused of being a traitor, or entire families fleeing their country in terror. I don't think there will ever come any regret from reading this so be sure to pick it from the library for a night read!

Best words in the whole book by Jennifer Armstrong: They say war isn't an appropriate subject for young people, and you know what?

But war doesn't care. That's why I decided to put this book together. It has never discriminated based on color, religion, nationality, language, or culture. Just like Mother Nature will never care for your social status when she sends an earthquake after you. I really wanted to like this, but the stories were so badly written. I had a very hard time getting into any of them because I had no idea what was really going on.

The writer should have written a little history on the person before each story, like how old they were,where they live, and what war was going on. Jan 08, Alicia rated it liked it Shelves: A diverse collection of short stories about war and the effects and interpretations kids pull from current events of their time period. Between what parents think is best for their children's safety and best for their beliefs, children are usually in the middle.

It was a nice, solid collection of stories from both the United States and abroad, touching on the most widely known or understood. I enjoyed the scrolling statistic at the bottom and read it before reading the selection in order to get A diverse collection of short stories about war and the effects and interpretations kids pull from current events of their time period.

I enjoyed the scrolling statistic at the bottom and read it before reading the selection in order to get grounding in the story. If enough of these stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details. This book wasn't quite what I expected, but it was interesting to read. Instead of taking the dramatic stance of all the stories having to do with children directly affected by war, like having to fight in it themselves or dealing with actual combat, a lot of the stories dealt with the indirect effects of war.

Most of the stories were actually based in the United States, which was not what I expected, and one story was even based on a mom, who was a librarian, who was accused of being a Communis This book wasn't quite what I expected, but it was interesting to read. Most of the stories were actually based in the United States, which was not what I expected, and one story was even based on a mom, who was a librarian, who was accused of being a Communist in her town.

The stories were short, with facts about children and war written along the bottom of the pages, which was a nice little addition. Jan 27, Joanne rated it it was amazing. I read this for our book club this month. I started reading another one and just couldn't handle it. This one grabbed me from the first page.

Each story is about children and how they face an aspect of war. Running a long the bottom of each page is a bold line of text connecting the story to a historical fact about the war. I always had to shuffle through all the pages to read the fact before I started the story. What a clever idea. I really enjoyed this book. I read a lot of this book while I w I read this for our book club this month. I read a lot of this book while I was waiting for my husband as he was having "fun.

I highly recommend it.

Shattered : stories of children and war

Apr 28, Kristin rated it liked it Shelves: Lots of different stories about war told from a variety of perspectives. Some of the authors are writing from ideas they got from family that experiences these wars. They don't all have happy endings, but they do a great job of showing perspective. The author wanted to do this book because she says that people avoid talking about war with children, but even though they won't talk about it, it still affects children in a serious way.

Feb 20, Sella Malin rated it really liked it Recommends it for: They are not children anymore but their recollections are vivid. However there is a lot out there to read now and I think this will not be one that sticks out in my mind as poignant as each testimony is.

Sad to say with this genre, that a great many people also have conned the public in this wave of publishing. I'm not saying these people have May 16, Molly rated it liked it. I had to take this book in fits and starts, as it was extremely upsetting. If you have a faint stomach, don't read this. I did enjoy it, however, it upset me greatly.

Mar 29, Christina rated it really liked it. This is a great book for young adults about war. This book will make them realize that war does not influence just the men and women in the military..

War influences the children of those in the military, and every person in this world, whether we know it or not. Oct 23, Emily rated it really liked it. This is a collection of short stories that reflect on the experiences of war. There are some great stories in this collection that really make you consider an alternative perspective. There are also some great literary techniques being used to help portray messages and themes. Jul 22, Madeline rated it it was ok. In my class last year we had to read a historical fiction book and I chose this one.

I barley finished this book. At the time I was in 6th grade so maybe it's an adult book. I just couldn't find the plot, I couldn't relate to any characters, and there was no action. Nov 21, Lindsey rated it it was ok Shelves: Armstrong presents a collection of short stories about war and the effects of war on the family. I am not so much a fan of the stories. The stories are a little long for my taste without a whole lot of climax or drama in the ones I read.

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