Megiddo's Shadow (2006)

by Arthur Slade

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After the death of his beloved older brother Hector in World War I, sixteen-year-old Edward leaves the family farm in Canada to enlist in Hector's batallion, where he attempts to come to terms with what has happened.

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A nice though wholly unmemorable look at the Middle Eastern front of WWI. (

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benuathanasia | Sep 10, 2012 |

Surprising and surprisingly sad. You may want to keep the tissues handy. Full review: http://www.canadianauthors.net/s/slade_arthur/megiddos_shadow.php (

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ripleyy | Jul 3, 2009 |

http://books.moonsoar.com/archives/2008/11/23/megiddos-shadow/ (

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moonsoar | Jan 1, 2009 |

16 year old Edward Bathe feels he needs to join the Great War after his brother is killed in battle by the Germans. Edward is given horse training duty in England where he meets and falls in love with Emily, a young nurse. Edward and his horse, Buke join a mounted regiment and get shipped to Palestine to fight the Turks. He finds out Emily dies, his horse is shot, he is considered a hero, and he regrets killing a young soldier, all in the last section of the book, which is the best part. (

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JRlibrary | Sep 29, 2008 |

young boy enlists illegally to go and fight after older brother killed in WWI, works with horses and eventually makes his way to the war in Palestine; beautiful description; bit of a hokey romance; fresh look at WWI fighting; exciting action, some gore (

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jensha | Jul 27, 2007 |

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Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award (Shortlist – 2007)

Red Maple Award (Nominee – Fiction – 2007)

Saskatchewan Book Award (Winner – Children's Literature – 2006)

The Willow Awards (Winner – Snow Willow – 2007)

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NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2007)

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This novel is dedicated to the memory of:

Corporal Edmund Hercules Slade, 1867-1949
Trooper Cecil Henry Edmund Slade, 1891-1949
Lance Corporal Arthur Hercules Slade, 1893-1975
Trooper Herbert George Slade, 1894-1962
Private Percy James Slade, 1897-1918 (KIA)

And to all those who fought in the Great War in all armies.

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The letter was stained with mud from France, but there was a British army stamp in the corner, and the handwriting looked fancy and official.

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After the death of his beloved older brother Hector in World War I, sixteen-year-old Edward leaves the family farm in Canada to enlist in Hector's batallion, where he attempts to come to terms with what has happened.

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