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| | | Fiction | Home » » » V for Victor | | | | | | | Description: | | Alabama, 1942. The war is everywhere, but Victor--a sixteen-year old boy sent by his father to care for his dying grandmother on a lonely island in Mobile Bay--can only dream of it. Then he wakes one amazing night to a thunderous roar from the Bay, and watches as a thug burns his boat. He also discovers a decomposing corpse, witnesses a near-seduction . . . and sees the ominous shadow of an enemy submarine surfacing at night.
Suddenly Victor is playing unforeseen roles--now hostage, now pursuer--in the perilous war at home. . . . | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Mark Childress | | Paperback:
| 304 pages | | Publisher:
| Ballantine Books | | Publication Date:
| April 28, 1998 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0345420055 | | Product Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.81 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 A Fun Mystery and Coming-of-Age storyMay 24, 2008
By Wanderer
I really enjoyed this novel. It has all the atmosphere of the south combined with a likeable character. Sixteen-year-old Victor runs away from his abusive father and has some great adventures during World War II off the coast and in the swamps of Alabama. He encounters German spies and a German submarine.
I don't want to spoil the novel and say anymore, except that I loved the down-home characters, especially Victor's grandmother.
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4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Terrific adventure for kids of all agesMay 18, 2001
I loved the whole watery world of Mobile Bay, and so did my nephew, 14 years younger than I. I think this is one of the most accomplished, poetic adventure novels I've ever read. Victor and his buddy Butch are unforgettable. Definitely one of this author's best.
10 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Childress doesn't disappoint.Jun 07, 1999
By amanda.c.kelley@lmco.com
V for Victor was the second book I read by Mark Childress and I wasn't disappointed. Being from Alabama, I could definately relate to this 16-year old boy and his need for adventure. From the first moment to the last, I was enthralled by this book and the eye-popping adventures Victor experienced. Shouldn't everyone have a summer like this?
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