Truce : the day the soldiers stopped fighting

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Label

Truce : the day the soldiers stopped fighting

Title remainder

the day the soldiers stopped fighting

Statement of responsibility

Jim Murphy

Creator

• trueMurphy, Jim, 1947-

Subject

• trueChristmas
• trueChristmas Truce, 1914
• Christmas Truce, 1914 -- Juvenile literature
• trueEurope -- History, Military -- 20th century
• trueMilitary campaigns
• trueSoldiers -- Europe -- History
• trueTrench warfare
• trueWorld War I
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Armistices -- Juvenile literature
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

Describes the Christmas truce that occurred along Western Front trenches in 1914 and features quotations from young men on both sides, a timeline, and additional source material

Tone

• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Award

• Notable Books for a Global Society, 2010.
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2009
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2009.

Awards note

A Junior Library Guild selection

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.4/21

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Interest level

MG

LC call number

D530

LC item number

.M87 2009

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 6
• 10

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

8.2

Study program name

Accelerated Reader

Target audience

adolescent