Eddie's War
*A Best Children's Book of 2011: "A poignant look at boyhood before and during the long years of World War II... Well-rounded, interesting characters... An emotionally resonant coming-of-age tale than a war story...  a quick, excellent read." -Kirkus Reviews"Beautifully phrased and vividly revealing of character... An authentic window into the past that recalls the narrative power of Karen Hesse's verse and the moral debate in Mary Downing Hahn'sStepping on the Cracks." -Horn Book"What I, personally, consider the greatest YA titles entering the marketplace...These, in addition to the five finalists, are simply my own, top-tier favorites...Eddie's Warby Carol Fisher Saller shows us the impact of WWII on a farm boy in the Heartland. True and tender." --Nikki Grimes,the poetry zone,2012 National Book Award Judge"Saller's poems build from finely delineated episodes of no immediately apparent weight into a cumulative portrait of a tightly interlocked community... Reminiscent of Betsy Byars'Keeper of the Doves." -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Eddie's reflections...connect the larger peaceful aspirations of a postwar world with the simple individual dreams of a teen."  -School Library Journal*Bankstreet Best Books of 2012(Outstanding Merit): "Beautifully written prose vignettes."