Lorenzo Carcaterra - Street Boys

Pros: Compelling fiction from a master storyteller
Cons: Still not the the faint of heart

Blessed are peacemakers, for they says things like “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?”

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Pros: Easy to grip plot, interesting tale from warring period.
Cons: Lots of gory details, cruelty are explicitly told.

War brings the most devastating stories of all time. Lorenzo Cartacerra spins a tale of 100 boys and few girls fighting for their already ruined homeland. The tale is based upon a fact that Italian children and teenagers teamed up to fight the Nazi in Naples which costs many lives of both sides.

Highly emotional, Street Boys deeply touched the heart and makes one question humanity. When the Neapolitans were evacuated, the hidden children surfaced and regrouped, determined to drive out the Nazi from Naples from flattening their city. Armed with basic gun and primitive weapons, they cleverly devise counter-attack plans with help from an old drunkard and a separated American corporal.

The ending is somewhat mixed with triumph and sorrow. But, that's how the war goes; no one actually wins.