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category: Young Adult Fiction
published: Jan 1998
ISBN:9781554695560
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

War of the Eagles

by Eric Walters

tagged: military & wars, friendship, prejudice & racism
Description

During WWII, Jed’s English father serves as a fighter pilot overseas, while Jed and his mother move back to her Tsimshian community on Canada's west coast. When the military sets up a naval base in town, Jed is hired to help out, honored it seems, for both his father's bravery and his own native skills as a hunter. Presented with a military jacket, Jed finds an allegiance to his country and a pride in his mixed heritage that he's never felt before.
But one day Jed's world is shattered. His best friend Tadashi, along with the other members of the nearby Japanese village, are declared enemy aliens and told to prepare to leave their homes. Now Jed must ask himself where his allegiance really belongs…to his country's rigid code, or to the truth that is buried in his Tsimshian soul.
War of the Eagles is the first of two books in a series.
Book two is Caged Eagles.

About the Author

Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 125 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12
Grade:
8 to 12
Reading age:
12
Awards
  • , Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Snow Willow
  • , Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book Awards
  • Commended, New York Public Library (NYPL) - Books for the Teen Age
  • Winner, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards - Children’s Picture Book
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice
  • Short-listed, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
  • Short-listed, The National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award
  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (RMBA)
  • , Forest of Reading Red Maple Award
  • Commended, American Booksellers Association (ABA) Pick List
  • Commended, Canadian Library Association (CLA) Book of the Year for Children - Honour Book

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