The New York Times bestselling author of Pax delivers an incredible WWII
\nanimal rescue adventure, about an orphan who discovers unexpected courage
\nwhen he becomes involved with the Resistance.
\nPetit \u00e9clair. That’s what the other boys at the orphanage call Lucas DuBois. Lucas is tired
\nof his cowardly reputation, just as he’s tired of the war and the Nazi occupation of his
\nFrench village. He longs to show how brave he can be.
\nHe gets the chance when he saves a litter of kittens from cruel boys and brings them to
\nan abandoned stable to care for them. There he comes upon a stranger who is none too
\nhappy to see him: Alice, the daughter of a British horse trainer, who is hiding her filly
\nfrom German soldiers.
\nSoon Lucas begins to realise they are not the only ones in the village with secrets. The
\nhousekeeper at the German maternity home and a priest at the orphanage pass coded
\nmessages; a young mother at the home makes dangerous plans to keep her baby from
\nforced adoption; and a neighbour in town may be harbouring a Jewish family.
\nEmboldened by the unlikely heroes all around him, Lucas is forced to decide how much he
\nis willing to risk to make the most courageous rescue of all.
\nPerfect for fans of Ross Montgomery, Phil Earle and Michael Morpurgo, this
\naccessible novel, told in short chapters, illuminates a little-known aspect of
\nWorld War II history.
\n“Lucas DuBois is proof that a mere kitten can be the bravest of lions by always
\nstanding up for what’s right.” Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of
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