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Twelve‑year‑old Patryk has lived a quiet, unremarkable life in a tiny Polish village shadowed by years of Russian occupation. His world is challenged when townsfolk fulfill increasingly dangerous dares; the next act arrives when the Germans bomb the schoolhouse, pulling the war into their midst. With the outbreak of World War I, Patryk must navigate the sudden shift from local hardship to global conflict, confronting new dangers and learning what it means to survive and preserve friendship amid upheaval.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War I Fiction
Authors: Avi
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