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A review by k_paul
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost
5.0
I wasn't sure about any YA poetry books since it wasn't a genre I was familiar with. This book was recommended during class and I wanted to give it a shot. I almost wasn't able to read it since I needed to request it from the library. Luckily, I was able to read it and I wasn't disappointed.
I think this would be a good YA book to teach in school. The poetry isn't hard to read and as a whole, the story is easy to follow. There are some great lessons to learn from within this novel and while it is considered fiction, the events are nonfiction.
Warnings: sex (kissing), R&R (war, opinionated women, feminism is radical, anti-patriotism, women working for drafted men, underage enlisting, espionage act, censorship, loss of limb, PTSD, hunger strike, disease), violence (war, death, assault, force-feeding, prison confinement - terrible conditions)
I think this would be a good YA book to teach in school. The poetry isn't hard to read and as a whole, the story is easy to follow. There are some great lessons to learn from within this novel and while it is considered fiction, the events are nonfiction.
Warnings: sex (kissing), R&R (war, opinionated women, feminism is radical, anti-patriotism, women working for drafted men, underage enlisting, espionage act, censorship, loss of limb, PTSD, hunger strike, disease), violence (war, death, assault, force-feeding, prison confinement - terrible conditions)