Jennifer A. 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... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to find each
other.
"A powerful, absorbing story that shines a light on an often
overlooked chapter in human history." -- Alan Gratz, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of Refugee
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.
Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish
deportations before his own family can be taken.
Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and
working as a nurse -- or even a doctor.
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.
Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a
friend from out of the chaos.
And Dimitri, of Russia, wants only to survive the front, where he's been
sent with no weapon.
None of them will find exactly what they want. But the winds of fate may
cross their paths to give each of them just what they need. And in this
remarkable exploration of World War I by critically acclaimed author
Jennifer A. Nielsen, they will discover that friendship and courage can
light the way through the most frightening of nights.
