Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken. Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and working as a nurse, or even a doctor. Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together, despite her father’s imprisonment, as the war’s longest battle stretches on and on. Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day find a friend amid the chaos. And Dimitri, of Russia, wants only to survive the front, where he’s been sent without a 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. In this remarkable exploration of World War I by bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen, these girls will discover that friendship and courage can light the way through the most frightening times.