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Based on a true account of a soccer game played between German and English troops on Christmas Day 1914, this juvenile fiction follows four recently enlisted young men who learn that war is far from glamorous. The story shows how a ceasefire in no‑man's land gives them the chance to play a friendly match—an opportunity they never thought possible. Through the game, the boys experience brotherhood across enemy lines and realize their dream of playing against one another on the field, offering a poignant glimpse of humanity amid the horrors of World War I.
First publish date: April 10, 1995
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Michael Foreman
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