Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;andlt;bigandgt;JAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING....andlt;/bigandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING.andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from the front lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the sound of helicopters, the smell of gunpowder, the exhilaration of being right in the thick of it. After all, they've both dreamed of following in the footsteps of their father, the Colonel. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; But TJ's first letter isn't a letter at all. It's a roll of undeveloped film, the first of many. What Jamie sees when she develops TJ's photographs reveals a whole new side of the war. Slowly the shine begins to fade off of Army life - and the Colonel. How can someone she's worshipped her entire life be just as helpless to save her brother as she is? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; From the author of the Edgar Award-winning andlt;iandgt;Dovey Coeandlt;/iandgt; comes a novel, both timely and timeless, about the sacrifices we make for what we believe and the people we love.
Synopsis
JAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING.... UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING.
When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from the front lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the sound of helicopters, the smell of gunpowder, the exhilaration of being right in the thick of it. After all, they've both dreamed of following in the footsteps of their father, the Colonel.
But TJ's first letter isn't a letter at all. It's a roll of undeveloped film, the first of many. What Jamie sees when she develops TJ's photographs reveals a whole new side of the war. Slowly the shine begins to fade off of Army life - and the Colonel. How can someone she's worshipped her entire life be just as helpless to save her brother as she is?
From the author of the Edgar Award-winning Dovey Coe comes a novel, both timely and timeless, about the sacrifices we make for what we believe and the people we love.
Synopsis
Is war ever the right thing? Can a father always be on a pedastal? Will taking photos of the moon help bring Jaime's brother back from Vietnam?
Synopsis
Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed
author of Dovey Coe, Where I'd Like to Be, The Secret
Language of Girls, Chicken Boy, Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts ,
and Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets Slimed A veteran Army brat, she spent
her formative years moving hither and yonder, and is a former resident of
Fort Hood, Texas, just like Elvis Presley/ She lives with her husband and
two sons in Durham, North Carolina.
About the Author
andnbsp;Frances Oandrsquo;Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of andlt;iandgt;Dovey Coeandlt;/iandgt;, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; andlt;iandgt;Where Iandrsquo;d Like to Beandlt;/iandgt;; the bestselling andlt;iandgt;The Secret Language of Girlsandlt;/iandgt; and its sequels andlt;iandgt;The Kind of Friends We Used to Beandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Awayandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Chicken Boyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Shooting the Moonandlt;/iandgt;, which was awarded the Christopher Medal; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; andlt;iandgt;Falling Inandlt;/iandgt;; the critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;The Second Life of Abigail Walkerandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Anybody Shining;andlt;/iandgt; and the teen novel andlt;iandgt;Ten Miles Past Normalandlt;/iandgt;. She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.