On Blood Road (a Vietnam War novel)

On Blood Road (a Vietnam War novel)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 181
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ISBN-10 : 9781338197020
ISBN-13 : 1338197029
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Book Synopsis On Blood Road (a Vietnam War novel) by : Steve Watkins

Download or read book On Blood Road (a Vietnam War novel) written by Steve Watkins and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-stakes, gripping survival novel from Steve Watkins, set during the Vietnam War. The last place on earth Taylor Sorenson wants to be is in Saigon in the middle of the Vietnam War. His mom dragged him here to visit his dad, who's stationed at the US embassy, and Taylor is bored out of his skull. One night, during an embassy dinner, he decides to sneak out to see the Tet celebrations in the city. But before he makes it very far, fighting erupts across all of South Vietnam--and Taylor is captured by the North Vietnamese Army.Realizing he could be an important bargaining chip, the NVA decides to move Taylor to the North. The only way there is the Ho Chi Ming Trail, a series of dangerous paths that snake from South Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia before finally reaching North Vietnam. But thousands have died on the trail, and Taylor doesn't know what's waiting for him at the end.What follows is a harrowing journey during one of the most controversial wars in US history, where one boy is forced to confront the true cost of war, and what it really means to survive.


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