"This is a powerful tale of family, forgiveness, and acceptance of what life throws in our paths - but ultimately, with its almost painful realism, this is the finest depiction of war we've yet seen for young readers." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)AMARYLLIS. It was the name of the ship that ran aground on Singer Island, Florida, during a hurricane in 1965. It became a battle cry for Jimmy Stap...
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (March 14, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763629901
ISBN-13: 978-0763629908
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 657905
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This book offers a unique perspective to young readers on the Vietnam conflict and how it affected their parents' generation. I would recommend it not only for baby boomers to remember the emotions of that time, but also to their children to better u...
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older brother, Frank, and a code word for going surfing together. But now that eighteen-year-old Frank is off battling the enemy (and his own addictive demons) in Vietnam and fifteen-year-old Jimmy is left to deal with the repercussions at home, "Amaryllis" takes on an ominous new meaning - a symbol of what happens when life places the unexpected in our paths.Craig Crist-Evans has written a wrenching novel of a family whose internal battles chase one son away - into the clutches of a war and an enemy he could never have imagined. Told both from a soldier's view and by the brother he leaves behind, Amaryllis is an ideal choice for students learning about the Vietnam era, or for any reader curious about the reality of war.