Soldier X Explained

SoldierX
Author:Don L. Wulffson
Country:United States
Language:English (German at points)
Genre:World War II
Publisher:Penguin USA
Release Date:December 2002
Media Type:Print (hardback and paperback
Pages:227 pp

Soldier X is a young adult war drama book written by Don Wulffson about a half-German and half-Russian boy named Erik Brandt who joins the Wehrmacht, Hitler's army, during World War II. The book tells about the war from the perspective of Erik Brandt as he leads a life as both a German and a Russian, as well as the ways in which war can affect a person.

The book won the 2002 Christopher Award for books for young adults,[1] and was on the 2002 National Council for the Social Studies list of notable books for young readers.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2002 Christopher Award Winners . https://archive.today/20120728173116/http://www.christophers.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=260&srcid=563 . dead . 2012-07-28 . 2008-04-10 . The Christophers .
  2. Web site: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People . 2008-04-10 . Social Education . National Council for the Social Studies .