Megiddo's Shadow by Arthur Slade - McNally Robinson Booksellers

Megiddo's Shadow by Arthur Slade
by Helen Ambler - Tuesday Feb 05 2008 1:45 pm
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick

Arthur Slade takes us back to World War II as seen through the eyes of a naive sixteen-year-old Saskatchewan farm boy.

Edward, the main character, has a home life that is no Little House on the Prairie. This hooked me from the start.

Slade does a great job describing warfare in non-romantic terms. I laughed. I cried. Truly a gritty read and a must-read for early teens.

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Arthur Hercules Slade, whose British cavalry regiment fought in Palestine against the Turks in World War I, was once asked, "What was it like to be in the war?" He answered, "I was everywhere that ...