The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody by Matthew Landis

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Email written permission to reproduce text or photos. If you are reading this post at a site other than Bookfoolery or its RSS feed, you are reading a stolen feed. I will definitely be looking for more books by Matthew Landis. And, boy, does he have a terrific sense of humor. Sure enough, the author is an 8th grade social studies teacher. And, wishing I had a teacher like Oliver and Ella's. I kept finding myself thinking, 'This feels like life in a real classroom,' during the classroom scenes. But, the best thing about the book was that besides being a tremendously entertaining book, there's a realistic aspect to it. I also loved the fact that the teacher's objective is to show his class that war is not just about the well-known names and dates it's also about the lives of everyday people whose contribution may be small but still meaningful. Since the story is told from Oliver's point of view, the romance is told from a male perspective (refreshing and rare). It's smart, funny, educational, and a little romantic. Highly recommended - I loved everything about The Not-so-Boring Letters of Private Nobody. With the help of a third friend, Kevin, the trio works to dig up the true story of Private Raymond Stone and create a film that will knock the socks off their teacher while, at the same time, Oliver is beginning to find Ella distracting in a very good way. And, the longer they work together, the more Oliver finds to like about Ella.

The more they dig, the more intriguing Private Stone's story turns out to be. And, they've discovered a mystery that involves the young soldier and his enlistment. The last thing he needs is someone to get in his way, much less a slacker like Ella.īut, as Oliver and Ella get to work on their project, he discovers there's more to Ella and Private Stone than he could possibly have imagined.

What's the point of that? Even worse, he has to work with a partner. But, then he's assigned to do a documentary on Private Raymond Stone, an everyday soldier who was killed by disease before he even got to fight in a single battle. He's been waiting ages for his history teacher to get around to the Civil War and he can't wait to do a Civil War project. He knows all about the battles, the heroes, the generals - he even does Civil War reenactments and is planning to participate in the anniversary of the Gettysburg battle. Oliver is practically an expert on the Civil War. Friends don't just sit there while their friends maybe impale themselves.' 'She was in an all-out sprint down that hill to see if you were hurt.'

The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody by Matthew Landis