D-Day: The World War II Invasion that Changed History by
Deborah Hopkinson, 350 pages. NON-FICTION
Scholastic Focus, 2018. $17.
Content:
Language: PG (9 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
This account of D-Day builds from the time
that D-Day became an idea for the allied forces and moves through the battle
and the effects for the overall war. The
planning and logistics of the battle are explained but interspersed throughout
are stories about individual soldiers. Sidebars,
photographs and added stories help explain terms and positioning of the armies
throughout the book.
This is a
comprehensive, yet readable history for young adult readers. I enjoyed the human-interest aspects of the
book because it was easy to imagine what it was like for the soldiers. The perfect blend of battle action, history
and individual’s stories. It looks daunting because it is text heavy, but it is so well
written I couldn’t put it down. The
content does include war violence, including paratroopers who are impaled and
shootings.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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