Lines of Courage, Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lines of Courage, Jennifer A. Nielsen
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Lines of Courage

Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen

Narrator: Jodie Harris

Unabridged: 15 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/17/2022

Synopsis

Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids livingthrough World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to find eachother.World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five young people, each from different backgrounds and nations, facethe terror of battle, the deprivations of hunger, and all the awful challenges of war.Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken.Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and working as a nurse -- or even a doctor.Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together, despite her father's imprisonment, as the war's longest battlestretches on and on.Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a friend from out of the chaos.And Dimitri, of Russia, wants only to survive the front, where he's been sent with no weapon.None of them will find exactly what they want. But the winds of fate may cross their paths to give each of them just what theyneed. And in this remarkable exploration of World War I by critically acclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen, they will discover thatfriendship and courage can light the way through the most frightening of nights.

About Jennifer A. Nielsen

Jennifer A. Nielsen is the acclaimed author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Ascendance Series: The False Prince, The Runaway King, The Shadow Throne, The Captive Kingdom, and The Shattered Castle. She also wrote the New York Times bestseller The Traitor's Game and its sequels,The Deceiver's Heart, and The Warrior's Curse; the New York Times bestselling Mark of the Thief trilogy: Mark of the Thief, Rise of the Wolf, and Wrath of the Storm; the standalone fantasy The Scourge; and the critically acclaimed historical thrillers A Night Divided, Resistance, Words on Fire, Rescue, and Lines of Courage. Jennifer collects old books, loves good theater, and thinks that a quiet afternoon in the mountains makes for a nearly perfect moment. She lives in northern Utah with her family, and is probably sneaking in a bite of dark chocolate right now. You can visit her online at jennielsen.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @nielsenwriter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by lydia ‧ ia on May 12, 2023

This is a hard one for me to rate. I so desperately wanted to like it, and for Jennifer Nielsen to live up to her previous books such as The Ascendance Series and The Scourge. I had been unimpressed by her other series that I read, The Traitor's Game, but dare I say it.... this was worse. First of al......more

Goodreads review by Skip on June 24, 2022

It is a relief to see a historical fiction book about WWI, not WWII. Author Nielson does not cover too much of the war history, presenting the perspectives of five teenagers from five countries, whose lives intersect in unusual ways. Felix (from Austria-Hungary), watches the assassination that start......more

Goodreads review by jo ୨୧ on August 25, 2022

Um. Wow. Jennifer A Nielson knocked it out of the park again!! I loved the duel POV without getting into the characters head, it really made me feel like I was in that horrible moment in time. I think I've been reading to much sweet romance lately because (I wanted Words On Fire sweetness) but alas,......more

Goodreads review by Kaytlin on November 20, 2024

4.5 stars - and that half star is mostly because it bothers me that the cover image never happens in the book. That just really bothers me...especially when it's so close to what happened but not right because, for starters, no one gets hurt in the thigh, so... yeah. Anyway, mini rant about the cover......more

Goodreads review by Katie on June 12, 2022

I checked this out since I've enjoyed Nielsen's books in the past and I'm all for more WWI books. For me, it didn't transcend the fact that I am not the intended audience. But I'm glad it exists. I'm sure I would've been all about this book after reading Rilla of Ingleside as a kid.......more

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