The Button War: A Tale of the Great War

The Button War: A Tale of the Great War

Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions â€” and desperations â€” 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 â€” some more harmful than others â€” 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 â€” and as Jurekâ€™s obsession with being king escalates â€” Patryk begins to wonder whether their â€œbutton warâ€ is still just a game. When devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Master of historical fiction Avi delivers a fierce account of the boys of one war-torn village who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780763690533
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2018-06-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780763690533

Country	USA
Brand	Candlewick Press
Manufacturer	Candlewick
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780763690533
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2018-06-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780763690533

The Button War: A Tale of the Great War

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