In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Each book in this series is narrated by one of four friends, so readers will understand how war has profoundly changed each. In the second installment of his vietnam war series, lynch follows 18yearold ivan bucyk, one of four friends who pledged to go to war together once one was drafted. See the complete vietnam series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Recommended for all high school and public libraries. After finishing the social studies, i want to check out some vietnam war books.
Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Then they discover that the vietnam war is getting worse and worse by the day, so they decided to make a four way pact. Ivan was thrilled that rudi passed because he can now go to vietnam and fight. My favorite scene in the book is where ivan finally gets to vietnam and begins going out on missions with his battalion.
And now, as war erupts in vietnam, ivan wants nothing more than to fight for his country, just as his father did in world war ii. Sharpshooter vietnam, book 2 by chris lynch book cover, description, publication history. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight. Sharpshooter by chris lynch available from rakuten kobo. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. The realities of war in the humid jungles of vietnam are in stark contrast to his former life in boston. The best vietnam war novels yet for this age range. Carlos hathcock wore a white feather in his bush hat as he wormed his way through the jungle, following north vietnam army.
Out of the four of them ivan is the only one who is excited to go and fight. They come together to watch the news on the draft over. Although he finds out real quick that he has a lot more to learn then what his army veteran dad has told him. A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. The first part of the book has to do with the build up of getting to know all of the characters again. When four friends graduate from high school during the vietnam war, there is no doubt that ivan will enlist. Ivan has never backed down from a fight especially when it comes to fighting for whats right. He has protected his friends from bullies for years. And for the first time, ivan is forced to question what. I wholly recommend this book to whoever wants to know more about the vietnam war or about the army.
Sharpshooter por chris lynch disponible en rakuten kobo. Ivan excels at boot camp, and during his deployment he is selected for an elite sharpshooter group. The vietnam book series by chris lynch includes books i pledge allegiance, sharpshooter, freefire zone, and several more. For example, his family watches and commentates on the news like a normal family would commentate sports. He loves fighting for his country, but he wasnt feeling that great about any of it.
The word sniper was coined from snipe, which is a bird found in india and known for the difficultly of hunting it. Plot summary part one the story begins with four friends who have just finished high school. They live in boston and it is in the 60s during the vietnam war. Sharpshooter vietnam, book 2 lynch, chris sharpshooter vietnam. Lynch def tl y explores the impact of the vietnam war on the youth who fought it. Ivan goes into the marines while his friends go into different parts of the military. Vietnam book two sharpshooter by jack kapuszcak on prezi. Chris lynch born july 2, 1962 is an american writer of books for young people. Vietnam series by chris lynch goodreads share book.
Everyone is dreading ever getting a letter from the military except for ivan buyck. It is a sequel of i pledge allegiance and is in another point of view. This all adds up and really allows the reader to envision what it feels and sounds like during the vietnam conflict. Sharpshooter and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. His father and grandfather are both fully decorated military war heroes so he has always had alot of pressure on him to be in the military. National book award for young peoples literature, and iceman,the right fight, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books for young adults. Morris, rudi, beck, and ivan have just graduated from high school. They made a promise in school that if any of them were drafted that the other 3 would enlist too. His works include inexcusable, a finalist for the u. Share see all buying options available as a kindle ebook. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Thats because ivan has never backed down from a fightespecially when it comes to fighting for whats right. We follow him to vietnam where he is stationed for the main part of this book, we see how he grows and develops throughout the story and.
Along with marksman and expert, sharpshooter is one of the three. This time, it is the military man of the group of friends. I would recommend this book to young adults and over. His father is a proud wwii veteran and ivan has grown up listening to all of his war stories. Sharpshooter 2 by chris lynch 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Book about a mythical sharpshooter of the vietnamkorean. He is devastated but deals with what happened to his friends and believes that they can survive the war. Ivan ivan is the main character we follow him throughout the book. Summary sharpshooter is a great fun book to read the storystarts off with a boy named ivan and his friends are all going to war butivan is the only one that is looking forward to war. Buy a cheap copy of sharpshooter book by chris lynch. Chris lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middlegrade and teen readers, including the cyberia series and the national book award finalist. With a little gore because it is the vietnam war, this is a worthwhile addition to chris lynchs collection, though not with the depth and literary insight as tim obriens novels. This is because hewould always stand up for himself, his family, and his friends he was afighter. They really portray the life of a soldier in vietnam well and set the scenery and background noise.
Ebook vietnam 2 sharpshooter as pdf download portable. He is the son of a wwii war hero, so he has a lot expected of him. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19thcentury combat. Of all his friends, ivan is the only one looking forward to war. He has always been one to stand up and fight for his friends. Vietnam 2 sharpshooter top results of your surfing vietnam 2 sharpshooter start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Four best friends together, made a pledge that if anyone of them is drafted to vietnam, all of them will go. Now, as war erupts in vietnam, he wants nothing more than to fight for his country as a soldier in the us army, just as his father did in world war ii. Enlisting in the united states army, ivan is trained to be a sniper. The early morning air is cut up with rifle shots coming at us from maybe two hundred yards inland. Book about a mythical sharpshooter of the vietnamkorean war. After finishing i pledge allegiance by chris lynch, i decided that i should check out the next book. The other guys pepper the area blindly with rifle shots.
When ivan got to vietnam he was disappointed that he had to stay on a boat. Climax rising action ivan, in vietnam, is hiding behind a small bush, sees blood so he reaches his hand in the bush and pulls out a chunk of a head. Vietnam after rudi got drafted he passed the physical. Come home from that pointless and immoral war and find one. It is funny that each book, the main character is different. Ivan has never backed down from a fightespecially when it comes to fighting for whats right. Emotional and suspenseful with intense combat action youthful patriotism meets its match in this gritty novel about the harsh realities of the vietnam war. After all, his dad was in world war ii, and ivan grew up on stories of patton and. Setting the vietnam series by chris lynch mostly takes place in the. Corporal lightfoot fairly lights up the entire jungle with machinegun fire. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version.
The four friends make the pledge to enlist if any one is drafted. Sharpshooter vietnam, book 2 by chris lynch fantastic fiction. Trying to remember a book i read in high school about one of the best sharpshooters of, i believe, the vietnam war or korean war. Plot summary dawson hunters site vietnam sharpshooter.