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Year of the Jungle

by Suzanne Collins · 2013

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Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it home.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
fathersfathersMore like thisLess of thisfamilyfamilyMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisveteransveteransMore like thisLess of this
Mood
emotionalemotionalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 40 pages

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