Awards

• Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Tween) 2015
• Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2015

Overview

Four best friends. Four ways to serve their country. Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck are best friends for life. So when one of the teens is drafted into the Vietnam War, the others sign up, too. Although they each serve in a different branch, they are fighting the war together--and they pledge to do all they can to come home together. Haunted by dreams of violence and death, Morris makes it his personal mission to watch over his friends--and the best place to do that is in the US Navy. Stationed off the coast of Vietnam on the USS Boston, Morris and his fellow sailors provide crucial support to the troops on the ground. But the Boston itself isn't safe from attack. And as Morris finds his courage and resolve tested like never before, he keeps coming back to a single thought. He made a pledge. He must keep them safe.

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Praise for Chris Lynch's World War II series: * An expertly crafted war story with fluid prose, bleak humor, careful attention to historic detail, and a view of 'The Good War' worth pondering. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch. -- Kirkus Reviews Though aimed at younger readers, Lynch doesn't write down, instead offering a powerful taste of war on a personal level. -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Chris Lynch's Vietnam series: The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range. -- Kirkus Reviews Lynch brilliantly captures the war in small details. -- Booklist A fine balance of thoughtfulness and gritty action. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for Chris Lynch's World War II series: * An expertly crafted war story with fluid prose, bleak humor, careful attention to historic detail, and a view of 'The Good War' worth pondering. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch. -- Kirkus Reviews Though aimed at younger readers, Lynch doesn't write down, instead offering a powerful taste of war on a personal level. -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Chris Lynch's Vietnam series: The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range. -- Kirkus Reviews Lynch brilliantly captures the war in small details. -- Booklist A fine balance of thoughtfulness and gritty action. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for Chris Lynch's World War II series: * An expertly crafted war story with fluid prose, bleak humor, careful attention to historic detail, and a view of 'The Good War' worth pondering. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch. -- Kirkus Reviews Though aimed at younger readers, Lynch doesn't write down, instead offering a powerful taste of war on a personal level. -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Chris Lynch's Vietnam series: The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range. -- Kirkus Reviews Lynch brilliantly captures the war in small details. -- Booklist A fine balance of thoughtfulness and gritty action. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author Information

Chris Lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Vietnam and World War II series and the National Book Award finalist Inexcusable. He teaches in the Lesley University creative writing MFA program, and divides his time between Massachusetts and Scotland.

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