I am not one who normally reads or enjoys historical fiction, especially about war, but this book was pretty good. Thomas is determined to join the army to get to the western front lines to find his brother who has been reported missing in action. However, he is not old enough to join, but a homeless boy, George, watches him get turned away and ends up getting him "enlisted" through another means. George decides to enlist as well and the two of them head off on a train to the front lines. Along the way Charlie and Fredrick become part of their unit and they are assigned to dig tunnels under enemy lines/ trenches to eventually set explosives. Every day Thomas goes out into the trenches looking for his brother James, but has no luck locating him. The boys have struggles they go through, but eventually they are able to work together and get along. As the story goes along it gets pretty intense in a few spots and you wonder who will survive.
James' story is told on black pages with white print and the main story is told on regular pages, which is pretty neat, because it definitely lets you know which POV you are in.
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