Title Of Book: Sentries

Author: Gary Paulsen

Genre: Fiction

· This book is an Anti-Nuclear fictional story with 4 Different characters, with totally different meanings, all interweaved into one plot. It includes the developing stories of four teenagers, and veterans of three different wars.

War Characters

· Lucky--- loves the fury of battle, acts as if he is invincible until legs are blown off in Vietnam


· Daniel--- Farm boy whose hopes and dreams all come to an end when a piece of shrapnel severs his spinal cord


· David--- lovable sharpshooter who is forced to shoot down children who are assisting in the massacre of his army unit.

Present-Day Characters


· Amanda--- Native American girl who tries to push away her native roots, and her very traditional grandfather.


· Lori--- Montana-born farm girl who tries to prove to her parents that staying on the farm would be the best thing for her, and that it isn't stunting her creative growth.


· Miguel--- an illegal alien searching for work in Dakota as a beet farmer, realizes America is the country of opportunity.


· Robert--- Member of an aspiring rock band who shies away from alcohol and drug use to work on a completely *new* sound, which he believes that his band can achieve


Why I Liked This Book:

·Interesting book format

·Great Characterization

·Informative portrayal of an Anti-Nuclear message


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