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Free-Fire Zone

Free-Fire Zone

By Chris Lynch

Interest Level

Grades 7 - 10

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 6

Lexile Measure®: 860L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Z

Genre

  • Historical Fiction
  • Series

Theme/Subject

  • Vietnam War

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About This Book

Rudi is a newly drafted United States Marine in Vietnam, and he likes being part of a squad, but the way some of his fellow soldiers behave toward their officers, the Vietnamese, and the war itself, is starting to trouble him.

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Chris Lynch

Chris Lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Cyberia series and the National Book Award finalist Inexcusable. He teaches in the Lesley University creative writing MFA program, and divides his time between Massachusetts and Scotland.

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