The author of the acclaimed vietnam series sets his sights on world war ii. Somehow the glory and heroism of his fathers war stories do not come so easily in the jungle. For example, his family watches and commentates on the news like a normal family would commentate sports. Vietnam 5pack set i pledge allegiance, sharpshooter, freefire zone, casualties of war, and walking wounded.
Sharpshooter vietnam, book 2 by chris lynch fantastic fiction. Come home from that pointless and immoral war and find one. It was published by scholastic press and has a total of 192 pages in the book. These books are typically written from the point of view of the young adult characters in the stories.
He teaches in the lesley university creative writing mfa program, and divides his time between massachusetts and scotland. See all books authored by chris lynch, including i pledge allegiance, and sharpshooter, and more on. He is also the author of freewill, gold dust, iceman, gypsy davy, and shadowboxer, all ala best books for young adults. He is also the author of freewill, gold dust, iceman, gypsy davy, and shadowboxer. Vietnam 5pack set i pledge allegiance, sharpshooter, free. After all, his dad was in world war ii, and ivan grew up on stories of patton and north africa.
Sharpshooter hardcover book vietnam two 2 chris lynch new free shipping. Vietnam series book lot chris lynch homeschool class ar history teacher condition. Each individual book has some, all or none of the following. This book i pledge allegiance by chris lynch really hit me hard and made me love my country and armed forces even more. Morris, the main character of the book, is in the united states navy during the vietnam war on the ship called the u. Squid hardworking rudi hardworking page 4 cause and effect without warning, squid unloads on the hut with the m60, pounding the life out of it, the machine gun sucking in its ammo belt a spitting out bullets at a rate sufficient kill thirty guys if they were unlucky or stupid. Walking wounded by chris lynch it is full of action,adventure and friendship. Critically acclaimed author chris lynch provides an actionoriented but thoughtful view of the us navys war in the pacific. Sharpshooter by chris lynch available from rakuten kobo. He teaches in the lesley university creative writing mfa program, and divides his time between massachusetts and scotland very good.
Chris lynch is a national book award finalist and the author of many highly acclaimed books for young adults, including the big game of everything, who the man, and the michael l. Chris lynch genre this book is a realistic fiction about the vietnam war and 4 people in it surviving whats known to be. He is an army man, like his father and grandfather. Bulletin of the center for childrens books from the publisher.
Sharpshooter por chris lynch disponible en rakuten kobo. I remember feeling the same way about the first chris lynch book i read, the right. Chris lynch books list of books by author chris lynch. Chris lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middlegrade and teen readers, including the cyberia series and the national book awardfinalist inexcusable. I did read the first three books before this one, so it helped that i knew the plot a little better. Chris lynch has also written quite a few more books for young adults. This is an amazing book that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole ordeal tons of shock awaits you in this book. The story is about 4 boys, morris, rudi, ivan, and beck.
Chris lynch positive parts read all about it this book has action and adventure so you have to get it now when ivan was going to be in the vietnam war and when he said his dad was an old veteran in the army. Vietnam series book lot chris lynch homeschool class ar. I pledge allegiance vietnam, book one by chris lynch jan 1, 2011. Extreme elvin by chris lynch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sharpshooter vietnam, book 2 by chris lynch book cover, description, publication history. It is a sequel of i pledge allegiance and is in another point of view. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. See the complete world war ii series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Booklist a fine balance of thoughtfulness and gritty action.
Brothers in arms hank and theo are brothers who more. Ivan goes into the marines while his friends go into different parts of the military. Vietnam series book 2 chris lynch author 2012 casualties of war vietnam series book 4 chris lynch author 20 freefire zone vietnam series book 3 chris. I wholly recommend this book to whoever wants to know more about the vietnam war or about the army. Vietnam series by chris lynch goodreads share book. The world war ii book series by chris lynch includes books the right fight, dead in the water, alive and kicking, and several more. Book 2 chris lynch author 20 little blue lies chris lynch author 2014 pieces chris lynch author 20 scratch and the sniffs. National book award for young peoples literature, and iceman,the right fight, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books for young adults. Vietnam they will find out the only thing that can ruin a friendship is war vietnam sharpshooter by. And now, as war erupts in vietnam, ivan wants nothing more than to fight for his country, just as his father did in world war ii. His works include inexcusable, a finalist for the u. You have to be a deep thinker to read it, because it can be confusing. Chris lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middlegrade and teen readers, including the cyberia series and the national book award finalist inexcusable. Chris lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middlegrade and teen readers, including the vietnam and world war ii series and the national book award finalist inexcusable.
In the second installment of his vietnam war series, lynch follows 18yearold ivan bucyk, one of four friends who pledged to go to war together once one was drafted. Apr 01, 2012 chris lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middlegrade and teen readers, including the cyberia series and the national book award finalist inexcusable. Vietnam series book lot chris lynch homeschool class. Sharpshooter by chris lynch, 9780545270267, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He has protected his friends from bullies for years. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque 1962 5th printing.
Vietnam 5pack set i pledge allegiance, sharpshooter, freefire zone, casualties of war, and walking wounded chris lynch on. The best vietnam war novels yet for this age range. He teaches in the lesley university creative writing mfa program, and. Of all his friends, ivan is the only one looking forward to war. He is the son of a wwii war hero, so he has a lot expected of him. Hank and theo are brothers who share everything, including a sense of duty a love of baseball. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Iceman, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books.
Chris lynch born july 2, 1962 is an american writer of books for young people. I just love how it ties in the previous three books into one final outcome. This time, it is the military man of the group of friends. The vietnam series, by chris lynch chris lynch, author of the series when morris starts having nightmares about vietnam, he makes his friends rudi, beck, and ivan promise that none of them will go to vietnam unless they all go. As war books go, that is books that actually take place in the midst of the fighting, this is an excellent novel. In this book, four friends set off on the vietnam war as patriots of america. Chris lynch is an american writer, he wrote many books chris teached in the lesley university creative writing mfa program.
Make offer sharpshooter hardcover book vietnam two 2 chris lynch new free shipping. May 28, 20 chris lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middlegrade and teen readers, including the cyberia series and the national book award finalist inexcusable. Now, for the first time, ivan is forced to question what hes really fighting for. When four friends graduate from high school during the vietnam war, there is no doubt that ivan will enlist. It gives you an insight on how life was for soldiers in the vietnam war and for people at home who responded to it in different ways. They had a normal life until one of them got drafted to the vietnam war, so. Freefire zone by chris lynch book 3 of the vietnam series. Find the complete vietnam book series by chris lynch. Publishers weekly praise for chris lynchs vietnam series. Chris lynch has written a series of five books for young adults about the war in vietnam from the point of view of each of four friends who live in boston, massachusetts. Enlisting in the united states army, ivan is trained to be a sniper. This is book two of the series vietnam called sharpshooter. Sharpshooter 2 by chris lynch 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Books by chris lynch authors like chris lynch what should.
Iceman, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books for young adults. The book follows the characters from the first four books but puts them all into one. Juvenile fiction date rape young adult fiction acquaintance rape teenagersalcohol use high school students football stories high schools families. Thats because ivan has never backed down from a fightespecially when it comes to fighting for whats right. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Vietnam, book 4 casualties of war by chris lynch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The title of this book is vietnam book four and it was written by chris lynch. Jan 04, 2015 morris and ivan are clearly beginning to experience the emotion toll of the vietnam war and the disenfranchised feeling so many felt after the war. Casualties of war is the fourth book in chris lynch s vietnam series. From boston ma to vietnam four friends 1 pledge one war.
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