num_pages: 208
description: A twelve-year-old boy learns about death and the conflicts that grip his Central American country when he's pressed into military service and trained as a soldier.
language: English
title: The Forty-Third War
titlecomplete: The Forty-Third War
genres: Young Adult
ratings_count: 21
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Mariner Books