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Truce
by Jim Murphy
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting was written by Jim Murphy. This book is the story about how on Christmas Day during World War I soldiers made a truce to stop fighting for the day to celebrate the holiday. Murphy details the history of how the war began due to the powerful German economy and military. Eventually the other countries became annoyed with Germany which led to war. The truce on Christmas Day happened on the Western Front trenches during a time of trench warfare. According to Murphy, the truce only lasted for the one day and the war raged on.
This was an interesting story because throughout the story the reader is exposed to the “what if” question. This leads young readers to not only learn the history of World War I through a different lens, but also helps them to become critical thinkers. The thing I liked most about this book was that it used actual photos from the war which also helps the reader envision it better. As a future educator, I will use this in my class when discussing the history of World War I because I think it gives an interesting perspective on the war.
This was an interesting story because throughout the story the reader is exposed to the “what if” question. This leads young readers to not only learn the history of World War I through a different lens, but also helps them to become critical thinkers. The thing I liked most about this book was that it used actual photos from the war which also helps the reader envision it better. As a future educator, I will use this in my class when discussing the history of World War I because I think it gives an interesting perspective on the war.