... other glamorous, war-loving, dirty old men" ( page 14). Wars would look good, and we would be sure to have more of them. The narrator promised that it won't be that kind of book, and that he'd call it The Children's Crusade. He and Mary were friends starting at that moment. That night, he and Bernard looked through Bernard's library for information on ... 're tired of reading. 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 try...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . A mentally unstable colonel who has lost his whole regiment asks if Billy is one of his men. The colonel likes to go by "Wild Bob," and he tells Billy, "If you're ever in Cody, Wyoming, just ask for Wild Bob!" The soldiers are sorted by rank and placed in crowded boxcars. They must take turns sleeping and standing, and they pass a helmet as a chamber pot ... on board, Billy is asked if he has any questions. He asks, "Why me?" This is a very earthling question, according to his captors. They tell him that there is no why, since the moment simply is and that all of them are trapped in th...

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• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School