Ages 12 to 16, 1st Prize: 'My Enemy, My Brother'
James Forman has taken a large and important theme and produced an unforgettable epic novel [My Enemy, My Brother]. Sound in its historical background, uncompromising in its realism, [it] gives both sides of troubled questions….
Many young people today, like the troubled Dan, are asking questions and seeking answers. Must there always be war and hatred? Does one war exist only to breed another? With its strong characterizations, compelling narrative style and high degree of objectivity, My Enemy, My Brother offers serious young readers not only an absorbing story but much that is timely for them to ponder.
Polly Goodwin, "Ages 12 to 16, 1st Prize: 'My Enemy, My Brother'," in Book World—The Washington Post (© 1969 Postrib Corp.; reprinted by permission of Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post), May 4, 1969, p. 3.
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