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product_id: 437004667
title: "The Boys Start the War"
brand: "phyllis reynolds naylor"
price: "$34"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/437004667-the-boys-start-the-war
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region: New Zealand
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# The Boys Start the War

**Brand:** phyllis reynolds naylor
**Price:** $34
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Boys Start the War by phyllis reynolds naylor
- **How much does it cost?** $34 with free shipping
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The Boys Start the War

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## Customer Reviews

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    Awesome series!
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in Canada on 11 August 2022*

Excellent book, adults in our family also read it!The price is too high for the edition though. In Canada these series are hard to buy for some reason. Why??? We ordered the rest of the books from US, paid half the price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Five Stars
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in India on 2 August 2016*

Awesome

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    First in a series
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on 11 November 2008*

"The Boys Start the War" is a hit in my small Catholic library. After the first girl returned the book, she asked for Book 2, "The Girls Get Even." I had acquired only the first one, waiting to see the reaction. She was so delighted that I bought the entire set. The rest has been popular history!As with this series, let one student read and spread the word, then a reading frenzy follows!In historical lore the Hatfields and the McCoys lived in West Virginia across a retaining wall on the river from each other. Bitter feuds ensued. One reason this story is so notorious is that the origin of the feud is buried in time. No one remembers, yet the war continued for generations. See Wikipedia for more information.Phyllis Reynolds Naylor chose intriguing family names for the "war" in the book: The Hatfords and the Malloys. The setting for the book is West Virginia. The two families live across a loop in the river from each other. The two families are connected by a swinging bridge across the river. For a much shorter route to school, the Malloys must cross the bridge, going alongside Hatford property.This is how the war starts: The former neighbors, the Bensons with five boys moved, leaving their house up for rent. The Malloys take it. The Hatford boys are overjoyed because they think a family with three boys are moving in. Perched on top of their house and carrying binoculars, the four boys eagerly await moving day. Instead of three boys, three girls get out of the new family's car.The boys decide to leave dead animals on the Malloy side of the river to make them think the river is polluted and leave to go back where they came from. This is not the day of wimpy, prissy girls. The three Malloys have gumption. They create their own form of retaliation. The war has begun!What Wally, the middle son and brains of the boy feuders, later concludes is that this will be a war of wit. The skirmishes are often humiliating to one or another of the two clans, even though humorous to the reader. I will say that pranks go into the school, each family house, the neighborhood, wherever they can plot a new embarrassment.That's as much as I'm telling. One prank after the other. One-up-manship. Match queen. However, by novel's end, the reader grasps the tiniest gleam that the reason for the feud will be forgotten. Origin: To drive the girls back from whence they came.Note: Except for the historical allusion, this series is simple entertainment, yet anything that gets reluctant readers to engage in a book is a winner. This series should appeal equally to girls and boys.Book 2: The Girls Get Even (Boy/Girl Battle)

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*Last updated: 2026-02-20*