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Secret Soldiers
Author
Keely Hutton
ISBN
9780374309039
A 2020 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearA 2020 Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Book for Young PeopleOver a quarter million underage British boys fought on the Allied front lines of the Great War, but not all of them fought on the battlefield--some fought beneath it, as revealed in this middle-grade historical adventure about a deadly underground mission. Secret Soldiers follows the journey of Thomas, a thirteen-year-old coal miner, who lies about his age to join the Claykickers, a specialized crew of soldiers known as "tunnelers," in hopes of finding his missing older brother. Thomas works in the tunnels of the Western Front alongside three other soldier boys whose constant bickering and inexperience in mining may prove more lethal than the enemy digging toward them. But as they burrow deeper beneath the battlefield, the boys discover the men they hope to become and forge a bond of brotherhood. Secret Soldiers is another stunning story of strength, perseverance, and love from Keely Hutton. This title has common core connections.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Keely HuttonPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)Published: 06/11/2019ISBN: 9780374309039Pages: 320Weight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 72Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503559 / Secret SoldiersReading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10

A 2020 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A 2020 Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Book for Young People

Over a quarter million underage British boys fought on the Allied front lines of the Great War, but not all of them fought on the battlefield--some fought beneath it, as revealed in this middle-grade historical adventure about a deadly underground mission.

Secret Soldiers follows the journey of Thomas, a thirteen-year-old coal miner, who lies about his age to join the Claykickers, a specialized crew of soldiers known as "tunnelers," in hopes of finding his missing older brother. Thomas works in the tunnels of the Western Front alongside three other soldier boys whose constant bickering and inexperience in mining may prove more lethal than the enemy digging toward them. But as they burrow deeper beneath the battlefield, the boys discover the men they hope to become and forge a bond of brotherhood.

Secret Soldiers is another stunning story of strength, perseverance, and love from Keely Hutton.

This title has common core connections.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Keely Hutton
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 06/11/2019
ISBN: 9780374309039
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 72

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503559 / Secret Soldiers
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10

A 2020 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A 2020 Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Book for Young People

Over a quarter million underage British boys fought on the Allied front lines of the Great War, but not all of them fought on the battlefield--some fought beneath it, as revealed in this middle-grade historical adventure about a deadly underground mission.

Secret Soldiers follows the journey of Thomas, a thirteen-year-old coal miner, who lies about his age to join the Claykickers, a specialized crew of soldiers known as "tunnelers," in hopes of finding his missing older brother. Thomas works in the tunnels of the Western Front alongside three other soldier boys whose constant bickering and inexperience in mining may prove more lethal than the enemy digging toward them. But as they burrow deeper beneath the battlefield, the boys discover the men they hope to become and forge a bond of brotherhood.

Secret Soldiers is another stunning story of strength, perseverance, and love from Keely Hutton.

This title has common core connections.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Keely Hutton
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 06/11/2019
ISBN: 9780374309039
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 72

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503559 / Secret Soldiers
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10