"Hit the dirt, soldier " shouted the Captain. "Yes, Sir," I answered smartly, dropping knees to belly, crawling on all fours as fast as I could . . . . Genie and Janny Hall are brother and sister living in a children's fantasy version of World War II. While protecting their grandparents' rural Indiana farm from the Nazis, the pair battle a fierce enemy in the form of Big Red, the rooster. Molly, the horse, aides in a daring escape from the hayloft when German soldiers threaten the farm. Second Lieutenant Miss Lucy, the duck, is a faithful soldier and spy that gives her all to the cause. And a cow named Reddy teaches the children what it means to be a true soldier. Even the Grandparents are part of the military corps, even though they don't know it. Grandma is a loving teacher of life lessons, and Grandpa is a kind, gentle man who knows nothing about farming . . .but a lot about making trades. During the 1940 war years, Genie and Janny walk the golden cornfields of Indiana to learn lessons that will endure a lifetime-lessons about sacrifice, devotion, and above all, unconditional love for one another.