"Are you telling me the army cares about my morale?" Jacob indicated the vast array of military firepower before them. "You know how much of this we're going to get? A shovel. That's all I've done since coming to England-dig foxholes. If I ever come face-to-face with Hitler, I'm going to have to beat him over the head with my shovel." -War Stories by Gordon Korman Back in my family's homeland, my great-grandfather was a trench digger during a revolution. Although I have a few other books I'm reading, I decided on this one since it reminded me of him. Goodreads synopsis: There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America. Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war - from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever. But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor. The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice. These the rules:
1. Grab a book, any book. 2. Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. 3. Find a snippet, short and sweet. 4. Post it, and add the url to your post in Freda's most recent Friday 56 Linky. 5. Feel free to share on social media using the hashtags #Instagram56 or #Friday56
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