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The Letter Home

by Timothy Decker · 2005

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A medic is sent to the front lines in the trenches of World War I. There he writes a letter to his young son describing in careful words what he does, the people he meets, and what he sees. Stark and beautiful drawings depict more fully what the letter only hints at. The Letter Home is a fable of war for all time. It marks the debut of a startling new talent.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrensyoung adult
Length
short · 32 pages
Form
graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of this

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