I liked this book a little bit more than The Year of Impossible Goodbyes, just because it was a little bit faster paced and easier to get right into. I thought it was wonderful to read the two books side by side and see the similarities and differences of the same situation, just opposite sides. I thought I would have more harsh feelings toward "the bad guys" but I didn't. I was actually really sympathetic at times because those people were kind of thrown into the situation if the believed in the cause or not. I thought it was really hard to not feel sympathetic to both sides. I think these books would be very powerful to students in a classroom, because I think war is such a powerful topic to talk about. We are currently in war but we don't see the first hand effects of it on people or the area because it's not happening at home but rather in a far away place. Some student might not even know that a war is going on. Scary but true. I also liked how both of the books were about family because I think that is very important especially in the time of war when everything is falling apart. I really shows a lot about what is really important in the long run in life. They both talked a lot about courage and bravery also. I don't think either one of the characters in the books would have survived if they didn't have courage and bravery. These books are so powerful to even adults reading them, in class we had such a powerful discussion and I think young students also have the ability with a little guidance that can also be very powerful.
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