Lines of Courage [Paperback]

Jennifer A. Nielsen, author ofA Night DividedandRescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I who each hold the key to each others futures... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to find each other.

World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five kids feel war's scarcity and challenges in different ways.

Felix, from Austria-Hungary, wants the courage to fight against Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken.

Kara, from Britain, wants to be a Red Cross nurse.

Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together in the face of the war's longest battle.

Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a friend among the chaos.

And Dimitri, of Russia, wants only to survive the front, where he's been sent with no weapon.

None of them will find exactly what they want. But the winds of fate may cross their paths to give each of them just what they need.

Jennifer A. Nielsen is the acclaimed author of theNew York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling Ascendance Series:The False Prince,The Runaway King,The Shadow Throne,The Captive Kingdom,andThe Shattered Castle. She also wrote theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Traitor's Gameand its sequels; theNew York Timesbestselling Mark of the Thief trilogy;The Free State of Jax;The Scourge; and the critically acclaimed historical thrillersA Night Divided,Resistance,Words on Fire,Rescue,Lines of Courage,Iceberg,Uprising,One Wrong Step, andMagnitude. Jennifer collects old books, loves good theater, and thinks that a quiet afternoon in the mountains makes for a nearly perfect moment. She lives in northern Utah with her family, and is probably sneaking in a bite of dark chocolate right nowlc.