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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
Gr 5-8 "The Army way is the right way." So says Jamie Dexter's father, The Colonel, a die-hard officer who has raised Jamie and her older brother, TJ, to be proud believers in the U.S. military. Stationed at Fort Hood, TX, in the summer of 1969, Jamie's family is tested when TJ decides to forgo college and volunteers for the Medical Corps in Vietnam. The spirited 12-year-old wishes that she could go, and she shocked to discover that The Colonel disapproves. When TJ sends rolls of film home from t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
Jamie, twelve years old in 1969, is the Colonel's daughter, U.S. Army through and through. But when her older brother TJ joins the army, she discovers that things aren't as simple as they seem. She is surprised that the Colonel does not "turn cartwheels down Tank Destroyer Boulevard" when TJ announces that he has enlisted in the medical corps; in fact, the Colonel actively discourages him. When packages of und...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
In 1969, twelve-year-old Jamie's brother, TJ, enlists and is sent to Vietnam. He sends her film, which Jamie learn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More