Katrina Nannestad based this novel on the real story of one of the youngest known child soldiers of the Second World War, and she handles it with remarkable care. After his village is destroyed, six-year-old Sasha is found by Red Army soldiers who take him in, and the love of his makeshift family becomes the thing that carries him through the war. A CBCA Honour Book, it is a powerful choice for upper primary and early secondary readers ready for historical fiction that does not shy away from hard truths.
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