... has let him down, and "My Name is Yon Yonson," a song which has no ending. Late some nights, the narrator gets drunk and begins to call up old friends on the telephone. A few years ago he tracked down Bernard O'Hare, an old war buddy of his, using Bell Atlantic phone operators. When he tracked his old friend down, he asked if Bernard would help ... . I really can't help it. There are so many important details in this novel, it's hard to leave any of them out. Some of the small characters, like Wild Bob, just help illustrate what happens in times of war. I'm trying to help you get the gis...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School

... . With his right hand raised, Vonnegut vows not to glorify war and promises to call his book The Children's Crusade. Later that night he reads about the Children's Crusade and the earlier bombing of Dresden in 1760. While teaching at the Iowa Writer's Workshop, Vonnegut lands a three-book contract, of which Slaughterhouse-Five is the first. It is so short and jumbled, he explains, because there is nothing ... makes his eyes water. Roland Weary marches ahead of him, his feet raw and bloody from his ill-fitting clogs. The prisoners march into Germany and are taken to a railroad yard. A men...

• Word Count: 5323
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School