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Fantastic read - ensure you have some free time Oct 22, 2010
By Michael James
Not being much of a reader I often pick up a book get 15 pages in and never finish it...I got 15 pages into this and never stopped...it is fantastic. The way the story is told, mixed in with historical info that is not too in depth really frames the story nicely. highly recommend this book.
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DON'T JUDGE THE BOOK BY IT'S COVER Mar 14, 2010
By Kelly McCoy
Actually i didn't want to read this book because of the sad-looking kid on the cover. But then I got one of those alerts from amazon so I thought I'd check it out while i was waiting for the Kelly McCoy sequal. I usually don't read this kind of books. But this one i just couldn't stop reading. Anne Harper does a really, really good job with this book. She blends the sad with the fun. There were times when i just lost it. And then there were times when i laughed out loud. I really liked the news clips. They helped me understand what was really going on in the war. I hate that this happened to all those poor kids.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Keep a box of tissues close by while reading! Sep 24, 2009
By Patsy Stone
"Chi town chic"
Anne Harper's latest book 'Tagged: A Warchild Remembers' is touching, compelling, sweet and heartbreaking. The author exposes a blemish that history has tried to conceal. I recommend that every mother reads this book and then has her teenage kids read it. I found I had new-found respect for my parents after I finished.
Oprah should hear about this book!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Tagged tugs at your heartstrings Jul 25, 2009
By C. K. Olson
I was a fan of Anne Harper's writing after reading her first book. Now I scour amazon daily to find more. Tagged: A warchild remembers is a beautiful sad (bittersweet) fictitious story of a family in FInland during the second world war. The narrative is a child's voice, and less than half-way through I felt like I was him. The detailed descriptions made me feel like I was there in person and I dare any reader not to feel something. 70,000 (that's right SEVENTY THOUSAND!) children were sent away from their homes and families during the war, and this book tells the story of one of those children. After fnishing I found myself thinking what I was like at the age of seven. How would I have handled that situation? And could I do the same to my children?
The book is chilling in it's accuracy and details. I wanted to give it top rating, but heard that those are rarely taken seriously, although if any book deserves it this is the one.
Rarely does a book come a long that makes a difference. THis one will. I sign off with a quote from the author's blog: "This shouldn't have happened then, and I hope it never happens again." Amen.
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