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Its July 1940 on the south coast of England. A plane crash-lands in the marsh, and sixteen-year-old Peggy finds its broken pilot - a young Polish airman named Henryk. Afraid and unwilling to return to the fight, Henryk needs a place to hide, and Peggy helps him find his way to a remote, abandoned church.. Meanwhile, Peggys eleven-year-old brother Ernest is doing his best to try to understand the war happening around him. Hes reading all the pamphlets - he knows all the rules, he knows exactly what to do in every situation. Hes prepared, but not for Peggys hidden pilot. . Told in alternating points of view, this is a beautifully written story about growing up in wartime and finding the difference between following the rules and following your heart.