Dmitri is Russian, recruited from his home to be a soldier, though only fourteen, and not given a helmet or a gun. Elsa, who raises homing pigeons, is the daughter of a German Major. Juliette becomes separated from them and now must survive on her own while trying to find them. Her father is imprisoned when the Germans take over their town, forcing her to escape with her mother and two younger brothers. When her mother, a nurse, joins the Red Cross ministering to wounded soldiers in France, Kara goes with her hoping she, too, will earn the honor of being a nurse and wearing a Red Cross pin. His father is away fighting while he and his mother face being deported from their home in Lemberg. What did you like about the book? Five teens from five different countries are forced to endure different realities during World War 1. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen, Scholastic, 2022.
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