TY - SER
KW - World War II
KW - military draft
KW - conscientious objection
KW - attack on Pearl Harbor
KW - pregnant women
KW - professors
AU - Cynthia Rylant
AB - Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, John Dante, 17, is smitten by patriotism and eager to enlist. The government quickly dispatches his father, a Pitt physics professor, to perform classified research in California, while his sister is pregnant and engaged to two different soldiers. Then John falls in love with Ginny Burton, who begs him to become a conscientious objector. John enlists, endures active combat, and does not communicate with Ginny again for over 40 years.
C1 - 1939-92
C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Oakland
C4 - Children’s; Historical; War; Coming-of-Age; Young Adult
CY - San Diego
LA - English
M3 - Novella
N2 - Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, John Dante, 17, is smitten by patriotism and eager to enlist. The government quickly dispatches his father, a Pitt physics professor, to perform classified research in California, while his sister is pregnant and engaged to two different soldiers. Then John falls in love with Ginny Burton, who begs him to become a conscientious objector. John enlists, endures active combat, and does not communicate with Ginny again for over 40 years.
PB - Harcourt, Brace and Company
PP - San Diego
PY - 1993
RN - Cynthia Rylant (1954— ), born in West Virginia, is a prolific children's writer and winner of the Newbery Medal as well as Caldecott honors.
EP - 97 p.
TI - I Had Seen Castles
ER -