AN EAGLE IN THE SNOW, by Michael Morpurgo

The story: A young English soldier lets a German warrior go at the end of World War I, then realizes at the start of WWII that the man was Adolf Hitler. What if he could get to Germany and choose differently this time? Based on a "possibly" true story.

June Cleaver's ratings: Language G; Violence PG; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (war) PG; overall rating PG.

Liz's comments: There's a lot going on in this slim volume. If you can get kids to look past the fact that the kid hearing Billy Byron's story is just 10 years old, MS kids will get a good look at war and the strange things that happen in life, bringing truly unforeseen consequences.