Sara Pennypacker,
Jon Klassen (Illustrated by)
Feb 3, 2026
Hardcover with dust jacket
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Europe / Spies & Spying / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age / Animals / Horses
Ages 8 to 12
An orphan in Nazi-occupied France discovers unexpected courage within himself in the first historical novel from the acclaimed, bestselling author of Pax. For fans of Alan Gratz, Ruta Sepetys, and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
Petit éclair. That’s what the other boys at the orphanage call Lucas DuBois. Too softhearted to play war, too cowardly to fight his bullies. He’s tired of his weak reputation, just as he’s tired of the war and the Nazi occupation of his French village. He longs for justice, a chance to show how brave he can be.
