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The Button War

by Avi
ebook

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 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.


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Publisher: Candlewick Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: June 12, 2018

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780763699260
  • File size: 917 KB
  • Release date: June 12, 2018

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780763699260
  • File size: 917 KB
  • Release date: June 12, 2018

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Kindle Book
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Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.9
Lexile® Measure:540
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

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 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.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Candlewick Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: June 12, 2018

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780763699260
    File size: 917 KB
    Release date: June 12, 2018

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780763699260
    File size: 917 KB
    Release date: June 12, 2018

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 3.9
    Lexile® Measure: 540
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 2-3
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