A "colored" area in rural Georgia during World War II is the setting for the story of 15-year-old Caleb, whose brother, Randall, is in the army, waiting to be shipped overseas. This brings the war home to Caleb, as does the arrival of German POWs in the community. Torn between his loyalty to Randall and his discovery that a German can hate the Nazis as much as he does, Caleb is also fighting his own personal wars, against whites, against his domineering, angry father, and even--in a way--against God. Newly baptized to please his devout mother, Caleb has heard a voice he comes to believe is God's because he can't account for it any other way, and to his own astonishment he is able, twice, to heal afflicted people through prayer. In an era before the civil rights movement as we know it was born, Caleb lives with segregation, bullying, humiliation, and helplessness. Ages 12+.
"Caleb is compelling and believable, and Dudley's rich writing is impressive, clearly showing the various wars black Americans were fighting in the 1940s, both abroad and closer to home." --"School Library Journal"
Title: Caleb's wars
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By (author)
David L Dudley
ISBN 13: 9780547239972
ISBN 10: 0547239971
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 1/12/2011
Place of Publication:
Boston, MA,
United States
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BIC Subjects:
Fiction
NBS Classification: Young Adult Fiction
Format: Hardback
Pages: 272
Height: 211mm
Width: 142mm
Thickness: 25mm
Weight: 4531g