The author of the worldwide bestseller "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" writes about World War I. When the First World War breaks out on Alfie's fifth birthday, his father promises not to go into battle – but breaks his word the very next day. Four tough years later, Alfie secretly goes to work to support his mother. He is convinced that he will never see his father again. But then Alfie accidentally learns that his father is being treated in a clinic for traumatized soldiers. And he decides to bring him home. Nominated for the 2015 DILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. Awarded the Gustav-Heinemann Peace Prize in 2015.