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“It’s what brothers do.” That’s what
Tommy tells his fellow secret soldiers when asked why he
spends his free time in the trenches during World War 1
looking for his older brother who is missing in action.
Thomas, 13, lied about his age to join the Great War to
find his brother. Due to his small size, he ends up part
of the “claykickers” or tunnelers who are burrowing
underneath the Western Front toward the enemy’s front
lines. This work is backbreaking. Forward progress happens
an inch at a time. Tommy works with three other young men
to tunnel through the narrow passages, yet each of these
boys has his own issues that make it difficult to work
with others. It’s important to work closely to stay safe,
but their constant fighting threatens their secret
mission. As these claykickers keep burrowing deeper and
deeper under the battlefield, they must learn to trust
each other despite their differences—their lives and their
country’s future is at stake. (Sherri Ashlock, Nelson
Middle School for Evergreen Teen Book Award, 2022) |
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