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Hollow Chest

Brita Sandstrom

Illustrator: Dadu Shin

Ages: 12+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-287074-2

Keywords: World War II, PTSD, brothers, London Blitz, grief, loss, courage

When Charlie's brother comes home from the war, he is not the same. Charlie embarks on a quest to find his brother's heart, eaten by mysterious wolves. Delicate full-page black-and-white illustrations.