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The Good Son
by Pierre-Jacques Ober
Illustrator: Jules Ober
Ages: 14+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Candlewick Studio/Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-0482-7
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Read-Aloud
Pierre leaves his World War I regiment to spend Christmas with his widowed mother. Afterward, he is accused of desertion. Photographed tableaus using customized miniature figures.