{"product_id":"walking-wounded-vietnam-5-isbn-9780545640169","title":"Walking Wounded (Vietnam #5)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eMorris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck were best friends. So when one of them was drafted into the Vietnam War, the others signed up, too. They promised to look out for one another. They pledged to come home together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, that pledge has been broken. One of the four has been killed in action. And the remaining three are the only men alive who know the awful truth about their friend's death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach is left to deal with their secret in his own way. One of them will accompany his friend's body home to Boston. One of them will defy orders in an act of protest. And one of them will decide it's up to him to single-handedly win the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, Vietnam may claim more than their lives. As the war grinds on, their very souls are at stake. And their shattered friendship will prove either their salvation... or their ruin.\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chris Lynch's Vietnam:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best Vietnam War novels yet for this age range.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lynch brilliantly captures the war in small details.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So vivid, the reader will feel the stickiness of the heat and... hear the buzzing of mosquitoes.\" -- \u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fine balance of thoughtfulness and gritty action.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lynch delivers an action-packed examination of the bonds and trials of friendship.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It makes you wonder how you would have acted in those situations... Recommended.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Media\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eChris Lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Vietnam and World War II series and the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eInexcusable\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches in the Lesley University creative writing MFA program, and divides his time between Massachusetts and Scotland.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551614914789,"sku":"NP9780545640169","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/walking-wounded-vietnam-5-isbn-9780545640169","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}