AUTHOR: Jim Murphy
STARTED: August 17, 2015
FINISHED: August 19, 2015
PAGES: 116
GENRE: Juvenile
FIRST SENTENCE: On July 29, 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of Austria-Hungary began shelling the troops of the country to its south, Serbia.
SUMMARY: [From BN] On July 29th 1914, the world’s peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed into war. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was, of course, the First World War. But who could have guessed that on December 25 the troops would openly defy their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies"? In what can only be described as a Christmas Miracle, this beautiful and heartrending narrative will remind everyone how brotherhood and love for one another reaches far beyond war and politics.
THOUGHTS: For some reason, I convinced myself that this was a graphic novel. It's not. I am le disappoint. That said, it wasn't bad for a kids book, but I still wanted it to be a graphic novel. Someone get on that.
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
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