Eleven-year-old Jack Dalton, a sensitive student at a private school in New York City in 1943, wants to go to Battan as a soldier just like his dead father, but instead he proves his bravery in an encounter with a mysterious hobo.
Worth knowing
ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
PlaceUniversity
ThemesWar
Content notes
- Warmoderateunreviewed
Quotes
How do you feel?