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Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam by Ann Grifalconi, Walter Dean Myers

gimpyknee's review against another edition

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4.0

It earns 4-stars thanks to its illustrations.

cstoeger's review against another edition

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A young American soldier waits for his enemy, rifle in hand, finger on the trigger. He is afraid to move and yet afraid not to move. Gunshots crackle in the still air. The soldier fires blindly into the distant trees at an unseen enemy. He crouches and waits -- heart pounding, tense and trembling, biting back tears. When will it all be over?

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5.0

Beautiful story told in verse despite the atrocities and fear the protagonist experiences in war. A great reminder that there are people wrapped around the big, abstract concept of war.
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