Bruno and Frida - Tony Bradman

Friendship forms in the midst of war between a young German boy and a Russian bomber-dog in this poignant and gripping historical adventure. East Prussia Germany 1945. War is raging across Europe and as Russian soldiers close in across eastern Germany Bruno and his mother must flee if they hope to survive. In the chaos of the attack Bruno finds himself face to face with a huge black dog. He knows what she is: a weapon strapped with explosives by the Russian army and sent into battle as a suicide bomber. But as Bruno's world begins to crumble around him he soon realises that she is just as scared and alone as he is. Faced with a perilous journey across war-torn Germany will their bond be enough to keep them alive? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.