War+Boy

A British child in Pakefield, England. We get to see how quickly a young child accepted the reality of his village being inundated with soldiers, planes constantly flying overhead, and sirens sounding regularly to warn everyone to seek shelter.
 * 1) From whose perspective is the story told? (A Jew? A Nazi? A survivor? A Righteous Gentile? A Descendant of a survivor?) What are the benefits of getting the story from this perspective?

2. What life lesson did you learn from the plot of this story? I futher developed my appreciation for having a war-free childhood.

3. What did you like most about this book? Honestly, I thought the pictures were spectacular.

4. How does this text relate, if at all, to // Parallel Journeys //? In //Parallel Journeys,// we see two different sides of the war. //War Boy// offers a third perspective—that of a child living in the English village nearest to Germany.

5. How could you use this book to teach the Holocaust? Actually, no mention or allusion is made to the Holocaust!

6. Would you recommend this book to a friend? If my friend were between 7 and 11 years old, then yes.