2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age (War & Peace)
Discover the 2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age list on War & Peace, featuring powerful young adult fiction like Jennifer Armstrong's *Shattered* and *Forgotten Fire*—essential reading for teens exploring themes of conflict, resilience, and history.
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Shattered
by Jennifer Armstrong
As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch—mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war’s implications for young people—from those caught in the line of fire to the children of the veterans of wars long past. Critically acclaimed author Jennifer Armstrong brings together 12 powerful voices in young people's literature to explore the realities of war from a child's perspective. The settings vary widely—the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an attempted coup in Venezuela, the American Civil War, crisis in the Middle East—but the effects are largely the same. In war, no life is ever left untouched. In war, lives are shattered.
