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Search and Destroy
By Hughes, Dean
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68987-023-1
- Publisher
- Atheneum
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2006
Gr 8-Up Rick, a recent high school graduate, has no direction. He and his girlfriend break up as she prepares to start college, and an argument with his boss leads Rick to quit his job. After a fight with his father, he decides to join the army, realizing that he needs some discipline. He is selected to join the Special Forces and attend jump school in preparation for going to Vietnam. There, Rick i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2006
Like so many high school seniors, Rick doesn't know what to do after graduation. He writes in his journal: "I'm a mess. I'm just drifting." His thoughts drift toward becoming a writer, like Hemingway, but Rick believes he doesn't "feel enough" and needs to "find a way to do that on a deeper level." The year is 1969; Rick enlists in the army, is sent to Vietnam, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
