Beni's War

It's Yom Kippur Eve in 1973, and twelve-year-old Beni thinks his biggest problem is settling in at his new school in the Golan, where his family moved at the end of the Six-Day War. But on Yom Kippur, shocking news comes over the radio: a stunning strike on Israel has begun, led by a coalition of Arab states. In the blink of an eye, Beni's older brother Motti is off to war, leaving Beni behind with his mother and father. As bombs drop around Beni and his family, they flee to safety, every day hoping for news of Motti and the developments of the war. Beni must find a way to aid the war effort in his own way, proving that he too can be a hero, even as he learns along the way that there is dignity in every person, including the people he considers the enemy. In This Sequel To The Six-day Hero, By Tammar Stein, Beni Is Unhappy When His Family Moves From Bustling Jerusalem To A Remote Moshav, A Collective Farm. There Beni Makes A New Friend, Sara, And New Adversaries, Ori And Yoni. Beni's Older Brother Motti, A Soldier In The Israeli Army, Can Back Him Up In A Fight, But Beni Knows That Sometimes Motti Must Be Away To Fight For Israel. Everything Changes As The Quiet Of The Holy Day Of Yom Kippur Is Shattered With Hundreds Of Artillery Shells Falling On The Moshav. Egypt And Syria Have Attacked, And War Has Come To Israel Once Again. Motti Must Return To His Unit, And Beni's Nemesis, Yoni, Moves In With Beni's Family When His Baby Brother Is Injured. As The War Continues And Worries Mount About The Fates Of Motti As Well As Sara's Brother Yuval, Beni Learns The Importance Of Friendship, And Being Brave Enough To Act When The Time Comes. "Beni is unhappy when his family moves to a remote farming community in northern Israel. Everything changes on Yom Kippur when war comes, and his soldier brother Motti goes off to fight. As worries mount about Motti's safety, Beni realizes that he must act to save the day." -- Provided by publisher