First published 2019
Hannah Miller is ten years old and has nowhere to go. Indianapolis is under siege, and the orphaned girl has joined the Free Women militia. America has split apart after the president refused to leave office following impeachment. Now children carry guns and fight in a war that adults started. Hannah serves one side while her older brother Alex fights for the Liberty Tree militia on the other. The siblings were separated when the conflict began, each finding a new family among their fellow soldiers. Hannah has witnessed terrible things, but she remains committed to her cause. A UNICEF worker and a journalist discover that both armies are recruiting minors. They work to expose this violation, hoping to protect the children caught in the violence. But their efforts may come too late. The war has already changed Hannah and Alex in ways that cannot be undone. Even kids who once played with dolls now commit acts they never imagined possible.
Genres: dystopia, american-fiction, war, military-fiction, action, political-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, sibling-separation
Setting: Indianapolis
Period: 21st-century
386 pages · Hardcover · Orbit
Content warnings: child-death, graphic-violence, war