A Troubled Peace [Hardcover]

L. M. Elliott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2009

March 1945

World War II may be ending, but for nineteen-year-old pilot Henry Forester the conflict still rages. Shot down behind enemy lines in France, Henry endured a dangerous trek to freedom, relying on the heroism of civilians and Resistance fighters to stay alive. But back home in Virginia, Henry is still reliving air battles with Hitler's Luftwaffe and his torture by the Gestapo. Mostly, Henry can't stop worrying about the safety of those who helped him escape—especially one French boy, Pierre, who, because of Henry, may have lost everything.

When Henry returns to France to find Pierre, he is stunned by the brutal after-math of combat: starvation, cities shattered by Allied bombing, and the shocking return of concentration camp survivors. Amid the rubble of war, Henry must begin a daring search for a lost boy—plus a fight to regain his own internal peace and the trust of the girl he loves.

L. M. Elliott's sequel to Under a War-Torn Sky is an astonishing account of surviving the fallout from war.

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About the Author

L. M. Elliott is the author of several award-winning novels for young adults, including Under a War-Torn Sky, a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) and a Jefferson Cup Honor Book; Give Me Liberty; and Annie, Between the States, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age and an IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice. She lives with her husband and their two children in Virginia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060744278
• ISBN-13: 978-0060744274
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #811,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect title, August 27, 2009

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B. Wilson "teach1" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Troubled Peace (Library Binding)

Peace at the end of a war-peace for whom? Peace provides no easy "peace of mind" or comfort for those who have been involved in war. This book takes the reader into the troubled mind of Henry, an American pilot who was shot down over occupied France during World War II. In Under a War Torn Sky(first book), he was hunted by the Germans and lived through many adventures as he sought to get to safety. At the beginning of this book Henry is back at his home in Virginia but he faces post-traumatic stress syndrome and can't seem to find peace.

His solution is to return to France to find the people who had helped him survive. While America is celebrating peace Henry finds a world turned upside down.

This book would be a great book for history teachers to use to illustrate the dicotomy of war and peace. I can see a parallel to the "peace" in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other similar "areas of unrest." This should be a "must read" for students of history, military strategy, and policy making. This book is recommended for middle and high school readers. I think younger readers would need some support to understand all the intricate details provided in this adventure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A TROUBLED PEACE Elevates L.M. Elliott to Superstar Status, February 10, 2010

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Eugene Monroe Legg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Troubled Peace (Hardcover)

As a veteran high school teacher of Creative Writing, Honors English, and AP English Lit and Comp, as well as a variety of literature and writing courses designed for students who find reading and writing to be not the most exciting of academic (much less enjoyable) activities, I have found L.M. Elliott's works to be a godsend. From UNDER A WAR-TORN SKY to ANNIE: BETWEEN THE STATES and FLYING SOUTH, Ms. Elliott has never ceased to engage the interest and excitement of my students - from the most gifted to the most challenged. There is a comfort, a reassurance, for the reader in each of Ms. Elliott's works that the integrity of her historical fiction is intact - and that, even as the reader is being entertained literarily and educated historically, he is also being involved in the process of looking at and learning about the human condition . . . all with a remarkable respect for the very history that provides a backdrop to the fiction and for every individual who populates her pages. The same holds true for Ms. Elliott's HUNTER AND STRIPEe children's series, which never fails to deliver valuable life's lessons about fairness while bringing joy and laughter and warmth into the reader's heart. A TROUBLED PEACE not only continues Ms. Elliott's streak of excellence, it elevates dramatically the level of her willingness to reach into our hearts as well as engage our minds. My best, most advanced students love Peace, because "it's not pretentious; it speaks to us like we matter." A TROUBLED PEACE is not WAR AND PEACE, nor does it pretend to be; it is written, after all, for the intermediate reader . . . but, as does any great literature, it appeals to readers of all ages because it is superbly crafted and because it involves the reader. It's exciting to read about Henry after the trauma and drama of his Word War II experiences - and it brings homes, as WAR -TORN brought Henry home, a positive message that lifts the human heart. Life does go on, even after the misery and folly of war, and that life is populated with positivism and people who better our lives just for being a part of them - and for letting us be a part of theirs. L.M. Elliott has chosen, through her historical fiction and children's stories, to make our lives better for her having visited them; and she does so with an elegance and intelligence that transcend the tawdry tomes that try to pass themselves off as literature these days. A TROUBLED PEACE is more than worth your time as a reader; it is worth your engagement as a believer in the intrinsic goodness of the human heart.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Troubled Peace, June 13, 2010

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This review is from: A Troubled Peace (Hardcover)

We were happy to receive this item earlier than the expected arrival date as my daughter needed it for school and it was unavailable at any of the local bookstores and our public libraries.