The Button War

Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them. Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable. Patryk and his friends entertain themselves by coming up with dares — some more harmful than others — until the Germans drop a bomb on the schoolhouse and the Great War comes crashing in. As control of the village falls from one nation to another, Jurek, the ringleader of these friends, devises the best dare yet: whichever boy steals the finest military button will be king. But as sneaking buttons from uniforms hanging to dry progresses to looting the bodies of dead soldiers — and as Jurek's obsession with being king escalates — Patryk begins to wonder whether their "button war" is still just a... [...] Number of Words in Auth: 1 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9780763699260 Single Author : Avi Original Source : Mirc New Files TrainPack 23 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Avi Title Length : 014 Title Parm D : The Button War Title Parm F : The Button War Title Parm G : The Button War Title Parm A : The Button War Title Parm B : ( ES Lib Name : ^NIRC 2018-06 Record ID : 5022 Uncomma Author : Avi Num of Aut : 1