RIO: She’s 17 (so too young, but she signs up anyway because her BFF Jenou wants to get the heck out of their small town). So, this being from three American girls’ perspectives was already interesting and new!Ĭharacters? I loved them all. You’ve got your main three: But I guess wherever you live, your curriculum will mostly focus on what your own country did. As someone who has grown up in the UK, my knowledge of America’s involvement in WW2 was just that they were late to the party and lent money. This narrator states that she doesn’t want to give away her identity so she could be any of the girls we see, and that mystery alone is enough for me to want to keep reading! Then there are a bunch of quotes from different contemporary sources to give you either context for what you’re about to read, or to set the tone. The first half is dedicated to the ‘what life was like in the small town’ and eventually…training! And the second half is their trip across seas to North Africa where the fighting actually begins.įront Lines has a pretty interesting narrative style, with an omniscient narrator, writing their life story.
3 girls from different backgrounds sign up for the war and get placed in different roles depending on their skills.
(It also came highly recommended from my friend Amy who is a HUGE Michael Grant fan.) I had zero expectations because I’ve never read anything by this author but the concept made me think of one of my fave movies ‘A League of Their Own’, a true story about women’s baseball during the war. I picked up Front Lines from my local library, and, my goodness, am I glad I did.
Historical reimagining of what it would’ve been like if women had been allowed to fight in World War II? Where do I sign up? Not for the war (that would be my worst nightmare and this book pretty much solidified that!) but for this sweet piece of fiction.
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