Growing up in the years following World War II, Joel Bloom always
played soldiers with his friends. But by the time he's eighteen, the
Vietnam War is in full swing, and it's not as simple as the war games
he played when he was a child. Old enough to be drafted, Joel loves
his country, but he knows that fighting in an unjust war isn't
something he can do. After trying and failing to be a conscientious
objector he leaves for Canada - a decision that will help him avoid
the physical conflict of the war, but will create another inside of
him that will take much longer to resolve. An insightful and
compelling novel that explores one boy's struggle to understand
himself and the harsh realities of life during wartime. <
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Growing up in the years following World War
II, Joel Bloom always played soldiers with his friends. But by the
time he's eighteen, the Vietnam War is in full swing, and it's not
as simple as the war games he played when he was a child. Old enough
to be drafted, Joel loves his country, but he knows that fighting in
an unjust war isn't something he can do. After trying and failing to
be a conscientious objector he leaves for Canada - a decision that
will help him avoid the physical conflict of the war, but will
create another inside of him that will take much longer to resolve.
An insightful and compelling novel that explores one boy's struggle
to understand himself and the harsh realities of life during
wartime. <
