{"product_id":"9780545640138","title":"Vietnam #5: Walking Wounded","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eVietnam #5: Walking Wounded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Chris Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMorris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck were best friends. So when one of them was drafted into the Vietnam War, the others signed up, too. They promised to watch out for one another. They pledged to come home together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, that pledge has been broken. One of the four has been killed in action. And the remaining three are the only men alive who know the awful truth about their friend's death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each is left to deal with their secret in his own way. One of them will accompany his friend's body home to Boston. One of them will defy orders in an act of protest. And one of them will decide it's up to him to single-handedly win the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the end, Vietnam may claim more than their lives. As the war grinds on, their very souls are at stake. And their shattered friendship will prove either their salvation... or their ruin.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePraise for Chris Lynch's World War II series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * \"An expertly crafted war story with fluid prose, bleak humor, careful attention to historic detail, and a view of 'The Good War' worth pondering.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Though aimed at younger readers, Lynch doesn't write down, instead offering a powerful taste of war on a personal level.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Chris Lynch's Vietnam series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Lynch brilliantly captures the war in small details.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A fine balance of thoughtfulness and gritty action.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780545640138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40793064669390,"sku":"9780545640138","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_916465a7-7488-4674-b8b5-ddd37c33a47a.jpg?v=1644532731","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780545640138","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}