Don't you know there's a war on? vs The Machine Gunners: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, War, Historical Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Don't you know there's a war on?
In wartime Brooklyn in 1943, eleven-year-old Howie Crispers mounts a campaign to save his favorite teacher from being fired.
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The Machine Gunners
After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Machine Gunners highest: The Machine Gunners 3.8 · Don't you know there's a war on? 3.6.
- Don't you know there's a war on? has the widest readership — 1169 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Don't you know there's a war on? | The Machine Gunners | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1169) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | 4.5 (2) |
Reception
| Don't you know there's a war on? | The Machine Gunners | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1169 | 2 |
| Editions | 10 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 861 |
| Pages | 200 | 187 |