The Winter War

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by William Durbin


  This is a work of fiction. All incidents and dialogue, and all characters with the

  exception of some well-known historical and public figures, are products of

  the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Where real-life

  historical or public figures appear, the situations, incidents, and dialogues

  concerning those persons are fictional and are not intended to depict actual

  events or to change the fictional nature of the work. In all other respects, any

  resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.

  Copyright © 2008 by William Durbin

  Map copyright © 2008 by Joe LeMonnier

  All rights reserved.

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Durbin, William.

  The Winter War/William Durbin. —1st ed. p. cm.

  Summary: Although no other country will come to Finland's aid when Russia

  invades the independent nation during the winter of 1939-40, Marko, a young

  polio victim serving as a messenger boy in the Finnish Army, and the soldiers

  in his squadron are determined to keep their homeland free.

  Includes bibliographical references (pp. 228-29).

  eISBN: 978-0-307-54942-6

  1. Russo-Finnish

  War, 1939-1940—Juvenile fiction. [1. Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940—

  Fiction. 2. Soldiers—Fiction. 3. Poliomyelitis—Fiction. 4. People with

  disabilities—Fiction. 5. Finland—History—1939-1945—Fiction.] I.Title.

  PZ7.D9323Wg 2008

  [Fic]—dc22

  v3.0

 

 

 


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