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  • The Right Fight by Chris Lynch
  • Elizabeth Bush
Lynch, Chris. The Right Fight. Scholastic, 2014. [183p] (World War II) Trade ed. ISBN 978-0-545-52294-6 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-0-545-52296-0 $17.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 6-9.

Roman Bucyk, in a steady slide down the batting order in his minor league team, knows there’s no future for him in pro ball, but his determination to keep the world safe for baseball will make him an excellent soldier as soon as America gets into the fight against the Nazis. Not waiting while Uncle Sam drags his heels, Roman proposes to his girlfriend (she accepts) and enlists to get a jump on training, and by the time the smoke clears at Pearl Harbor, he’s ready to run his tank right over the Fuehrer himself. The Army has other plans for him, though, and he finds himself in North Africa, trying to figure out why the subjugated French are fighting for the Nazis, how to dodge strafing attacks by the Luftwaffe, and how to outmaneuver Rommel’s panzers. The first volume in Lynch’s new World War II series seems likely to follow the pattern of his recent Vietnam books, focusing on the experiences of one soldier per entry. Veterans of the Vietnam series (Sharpshooter, BCCB 5/12, etc.) will recognize the Bucyk surname and realize that Roman is Ivan’s father and the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. The rest of the featured cast is less clear, although the possibility of following Roman’s fiancée, Hannah, through her enlistment with the WAAC (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps) is tantalizing. If Volume One is any indication, Lynch has another success in the pipeline.

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