A Time of War

Michael knew he was supposed to help stack wood outside by the end of the afternoon, but he was almost finished reading a very interesting book. He just couldn’t put it down! Yet when he did finish it, he was almost sorry he had read the book at all. Father walked into the room. “Why the long face, Michael?” he asked. “I just finished this book about World War II,” Michael showed his father, “and it’s not a very happy story, even if we did gain the victory.” Father nodded. He had heard some...