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Too Young to Fight: Memories from Our Youth During World War II
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Too Young to Fight: Memories from Our Youth During World War II Hardback - 1999

by Compiled by Priscilla Galloway; Contribution by Roch Carrier; Contribution by Christopher Chapman

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2000 Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction for Young Adults Award

Shortlisted, 2000 British Columbia Round Table Information Book Award

1999 Teacher Liberian Magazine, Best of the Best issue

Shortlisted, 2001 Rocky Mountain Award

Too Young To Fight is a book of recollections from some of this country's best-loved writers of children's literature. The contributors were children and teenagers during World War II. Though they were far from the fighting and, indeed, too young to participate, they were old enough to remember their impressions and feelings. As they grew up in a tumultuous era, some seemed miraculously untouched while others were profoundly affected. All experienced changes in their lives that shaped the adults they became.

For anyone who did not experience it, this book provides fascinating insight and a tangible link to a formative period in our history. For those who were young themselves at the time, the collection will stir memories and stories long-forgotten. It is our hope that those memories will be shared by people of all ages, and preserved for generations to come.

Contributors include:

  • Roch Carrier,
  • Christopher Chapman,
  • Brian Doyle,
  • Priscilla Galloway,
  • Dorothy Joan Harris,
  • Monica Hughes,
  • Joy Kogawa with Timothy Nakayama,
  • Jean Little,
  • Janet Lunn,
  • Claire Mackay, and
  • Budge Wilson.

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  • Title Too Young to Fight: Memories from Our Youth During World War II
  • Author Compiled by Priscilla Galloway; Contribution by Roch Carrier; Contribution by Christopher Chapman
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 207
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto
  • Publication date August 1, 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780773731905 / 0773731903
  • Weight 1.53 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.25 x 8.26 x 0.78 in (26.04 x 20.98 x 1.98 cm)
  • Age range 12 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 9
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Category Young Adult Biography
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945, Authors, Canadian - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00273325
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/01/2000, Page 1658
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/01/2000, Page 72
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2000, Page 116

About the author

Priscilla Galloway is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.
Joy Kogawa was born in Vancouver in 1935. Like Naomi, Kogawa and her family were sent to internment camps in Slocan, British Columbia and later to Coaldale, Alberta during the Second World War. After teaching in Coaldale after the war, she eventually moved to Toronto, Ontario, where she lives today. Kogawa is a recipient of numerous honorary doctorates as well as national and international awards for her writing. In 1986, Kogawa was named a Member of the Order of Canada.

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