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The book begins with the humor of those teens who face off against the military authority and win, and as the story unfolds, we see them grow up, shaped by the hard lessons of the battlefield but managing to preserve the essence of the innocent teens who signed up for war in a fervor of patriotism. War has changed them, but it has certainly not destroyed them. A powerful coming of age story that blends the humor that can only exist on the battlefield as well as the real horrors of that war.

The book is written through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl after she finds out the factory has shut down and her father has no job. The story chronologically sets out what the family did to survive on less money like shopping in charity shops and going to food banks as well as getting pellets for wood for winter. Also the family started the garden and started selling their excess stuff that they didn't need on the internet. They didn't want to do a garage sale because everything was sold too cheap and they wouldn't make any money. Anyway if you want to find out what they did you can read ...