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The button war

Avi

2018227 pagesabout 3–5 hours
2018
first published
  • 2018Candlewick Press · ENGISBN 9780763690533
  • 2018Candlewick Press · ENGISBN 9780763699260
  • 2018Candlewick Press · ENGISBN 9780763699277
  • 2018Walker Books · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9781406380835
  • 2020Candlewick Press · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9781536204896
  • 2018Thorndike Press Large Print · 227 pagesISBN 9781432853617

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.

How it feels

MoodSad
AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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