cover image I HAD SEEN CASTLES

I HAD SEEN CASTLES

Cynthia Rylant, . . Harcourt, $5.95 (97pp) ISBN 978-0-15-205312-3

An idealistic 17-year-old's life changes dramatically when he enlists in the service, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. According to PW 's boxed review, "This finely drawn novel projects emotional truths to rival those of Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front . Not to be missed." Ages 12-up. (Oct.)