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December 23, 2011
Posted by: Gina Gagliano
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These were some boys who went to war

It was not at all what they were looking for.

They wanted to know

To learn and to grow;

There are fewer choices when you grow up poor. 

This is a really lovely and thought-provoking book; you should check it out. 

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