About this title: Private Thomas Peaceful, a raw, inexperienced adolescent, finds himself on a nighttime World War I battlefield in France, ruminating over his past, while dreading the arrival of dawn. Underage, like so many soldiers, he joined the army to stay with his beloved older brother, Charlie. He sifts through nostalgic, painful memories of his father's ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780439636483ISBN:0439636485
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Date Published: 8/1/2004
ISBN-13:9780007150076ISBN:0007150075
Description: New. 0007150075 New & Unread Book that Have Remainder Mark/ May Have Slight Handling Wear From Bookstore Shelf. IN-STOCK Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery! read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN-13:9780439636537ISBN:0439636531
Description: Very Good. 0439636531 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Date Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN-13:9780439636483ISBN:0439636485
Description: Very Good. This is a paperback ARC with same cover and publisher stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Save some $$$. Perfectly Good Reading Copy. Shelfwear from storage in box with other books. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780439636537ISBN:0439636531
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780439636537ISBN:0439636531
Description: New. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 202 p. Contains: Illustrations. After Words. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Date Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN-13:9780439636483ISBN:0439636485
Description: Good. Stated: First American Edition. A former library book (VG condition-looks nearly uncirculated) in protective mylar cover with the usual library markings. Clean inside and out, binding is tight and sound. Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780007219186ISBN:0007219180
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Trade Size. Charlie's there beside me. 'You'll be alright, Tommie, ' he says. 'You'll be fine. ' He knows my thoughts. He sees my terror. He knows I want to run. For ages 12 and up. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780007150076ISBN:0007150075
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: New edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Date Published: 02/08/2004
ISBN-13:9780007150076ISBN:0007150075
"Recommended for grades 7 and up, Private Peaceful tells the story of Thomas Peaceful, an English teen during World War I who was too young to fight, but lied about his age to join the war effort. It is haunting the way this book draws the reader into Thomas's life both before and during World War I. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn about his early years, his relationships with his family, his motivations. In the end we see just how devastating the war was on Thomas's friends and family.
There is definitely an unexpected twist in the story, and it leaves you feeling sad. I don't want to go into more detail than that because I don't want to spoil the story (the twist is not what you might expect from a war book). Private Peaceful is an interesting read, but not really a feel-good one. I'd recommend it for the valuable reminder it gives us of the devastating effects of war, and as a memorial to those who gave up their childhood and their lives in World War I."
"When I discover a new author whom I find a good read I often search out other books by that same person. This one and the previous one I read Kensuke's Kingdom were the ones by this author with the most acclaim. This one carries a strong message that not everyone in positions of power are wise or generous. Two brothers forced into WWI at a very young age of 17 or less, find friends and foes in their company. but their love for their own family and for their friends helps carry them through some challenging times. It is written without a page turning power that holds one's attention through the end."
I am reading the book Private Peaceful for my intervention class. I am not yet finished reading it but it's a great book of a young boy growing up on the country side. It starts out that he is at the war and as every chapter passes he says something about the current moment and remembers his whole life for the rest of the chapter. His childhood just keeps going on and years pass until when he is recruited to the army. He remembers the days he has spent and the horrible battles he had fought. He has gone through many things but might have something big coming up.
Based upon what I've read so far, I have not yet been disappointed or bored. You are always reading and just wondering whats going to go on next. Also for me I had the anticipation for him to finally grow up and go to the war. He starts remembering his life from when he 1st goes to school until where he currently is. So the anticipation builds through his life to where he finally goes to the army.
I would recommend this book to just about anybody. It has a good solid story with all kinds of topics. If you are into the whole war thing like me it is good since it builds up to that moment. It has some somewhat love story kinda going on in this book. It also gets you wondering how it would have been to grow up back in the early 1900's. So I highly recommend this book since I don't necessarily like reading and I loved he book so if you got some time read this book."
"This was one of the first books I read and I was truely amazed by how much you can link together in one book and how many times you can say something that is taken so flipantely but only chapters later so discover it was such a crutial part of the book. Besides the brave faces and the hidden truth, the curage and cowardice and the reality of what I am sure many men had to go through in the war from Private Peaceful there are so many twists and unexpectful happenings that althought they confuse the reader they make you want to keep reading and not stop. I know I have read books that consist of unbelievable scenes and characters with clearly transparent plots but this book although I think I am right in saying fiction in has such a sense of human emotion and a pure nature to it that sets it aside from so many other books as you could believe every word although in some parts of the book you mite not want to. I do strongly believe that Michael Morpurgo is a genius and this is the only book I have read of his but believe me when I it is deffinitely more than enough to make me want to read more of his work."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
