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In 1913, twelve-year-old Patrick Condon wants to escape his improverished and unexciting life in Ireland. He pretends to be his older brother, John and joins the army. When World War I begins in 1914, he gets all the action he has been looking for, and more. But how long can this game go on? Based on a true story.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · 216 pages · 9780547053424
- Other · English · 2009Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 224 pages · 9780547417424
Ireland, fictionWorld war, 1914-1918, fictionChildren's fiction