{"product_id":"the-button-war-by-avi-very-good-2018-pbk-229-pgs-scholastic","title":"The Button War by Avi (Very good, 2018, Pbk, 229 pgs, Scholastic)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover and pages have slight wear; pages appear to be unmarked. ISBN 9781338358308\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwelve-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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Renowned master of historical fiction, and award-winning author Avi delivers a stark, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faith Books23","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49522273222883,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3303\/7027\/files\/20260805_130647.jpg?v=1786471593","url":"https:\/\/faithbooks23.com\/products\/the-button-war-by-avi-very-good-2018-pbk-229-pgs-scholastic","provider":"Faith Books23","version":"1.0","type":"link"}