![]() ![]() ![]() Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a friend from out of the chaos. ![]() Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together, despite her father's imprisonment, as the war's longest battle stretches on and on. Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and working as a nurse - or even a doctor. Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken. World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five young people, each from different backgrounds and nations, face the terror of battle, the deprivations of hunger, and all the awful challenges of war. if they are lucky - and brave - enough to find each other. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures. ![]()
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