Autor: Todd Strasser
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ISBN: 978-0-593-17367-1
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A middle school must-read that exposes the anti-Semitism in our country today! 

From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together—and then torn apart—by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2.


There's a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School.

Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II.

They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about yet. Only one team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when an one player takes the game too far.

Can an afterschool club change the way the students see eachother...and how they see the world?


"By using a gaming lens to explore the students’ entrée to prejudice and radicalization, he succeeds in lending immediacy and accessibility to his cautionary tale."—Kirkus Reviews "By using a gaming lens to explore the students’ entrée to prejudice and radicalization, he succeeds in lending immediacy and accessibility to his cautionary tale." —Kirkus Reviews

“A quick read and a thought-provoking reflection of the underbelly of our times.” —The Horn Book
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A middle school must-read that exposes the anti-Semitism in our country today! 

From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together—and then torn apart—by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2.


There's a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School.

Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II.

They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about yet. Only one team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when an one player takes the game too far.

Can an afterschool club change the way the students see eachother...and how they see the world?


"By using a gaming lens to explore the students’ entrée to prejudice and radicalization, he succeeds in lending immediacy and accessibility to his cautionary tale."—Kirkus Reviews "By using a gaming lens to explore the students’ entrée to prejudice and radicalization, he succeeds in lending immediacy and accessibility to his cautionary tale." —Kirkus Reviews

“A quick read and a thought-provoking reflection of the underbelly of our times.” —The Horn Book
BLU SKY
Autor Todd Strasser
Verlag Random House N.Y.
Einband Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
Seitenangabe 192 S.
Ausgabekennzeichen Englisch
Coverlag Yearling (Imprint/Brand)

Über den Autor Todd Strasser

Todd Strasser is the author of more than 130 books for teens and middle graders including The Diving Bell and the Help! I'm Trapped In ... series, and numerous YA novels including The Accident, The Wave, Give A Boy A Gun, Boot Camp, and If I Grow Up. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and several have been adapted into feature films. He has also written for television, newspapers, and magazines such as The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times. His most recent novel is the YA thriller, Wish You Were Dead.

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