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Gr 6-9 About to move to a new home, Dean reminisces about his experiences playing soldiers in the woods behind his house with three neighborhood friends until an encounter with a homeless man changed everything. He recounts his initiations into the group, and the problems he had with authority at home and at school, occasionally representing situations in the style of classic four-color war comics. The story is organized in a series of formalized chapters, with grand headings and title pages that give the impression that...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

When eleven-year-old Dean learns that his family is moving once again, he responds apathetically until he discovers the vast forest behind his new home. The woods initially serve as the ideal stage for the army games Dean plays with his new buddies, but aspects of the adult world soon encroach as the older, pubescent boys begin to splinter from the group. Additionally, trouble at school, fights, and a terrifying encounter with a homeless veteran alter ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The woods behind eleven-year-old Dean's house are ideal for army games, but aspects of the adult world soon encroach. Trouble at school and a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More