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The Belly Gunner
By Aldrich, Dale & Hipperson, Carol Edgemon
- ISBN
- 978-0-76131-873-6
- Publisher
- Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books, c2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2001
Gr 6-9 Hipperson has done an excellent job of telling the story of Dale Aldrich, writing in a first-person narrative based on hours of interviews with him. Written as a person would speak, not always in complete sentences or in the most grammatical manner, the narrative unfolds matter-of-factly with no pretense of grandeur or heroism. Aldrich describes his life after being drafted and sent to mechanics school, where he volunteered to attend gunnery school. He and his crew were stationed in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
