Vietnam #4: Casualties of War
Lynch’s Vietnam series shows the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the young Americans who fought in it. In this installment, he addresses both the death of a buddy in battle and the resulting emotional turmoil for the living. Lynch writes with vivid realism about the setting as well as the inner lives of the grunts, ending this episode as traumatically as it opens, with the light going out in yet another buddy’s eyes. In a series that is accessible to readers who lack confidence in their reading, this volume packs a sophisticated emotional wallop. Grades 6-8, --Francisca Goldsmith--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.