Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes is a historical fiction novel set during WWII. It tells the story of Dieter, a German teen who desperately wants to fight for his country, and Spence, an American teen who feels equally as passionate about defending Germany. Both boys sign up for the war before they are of age and have to justify their reasons to many family members and friends before joining. The story is told separately, through each boys' eyes until the end when they meet on the battle field.I am not the biggest fan of war books, but this one was very well written. I really liked the way Dean Hughes showed how the boys, despite fighting on opposite sides of the war, were really very much alike. War, it turns out, is not what anyone expects once they're fully immersed in battle. It takes courage, heart, and dignity to make it through. This is one of the 2008-2009 Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees.
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