Author: Gourlay, Candy
General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 
Published 13/12/2018 by David Fickling Books in the United Kingdom 
Paperback | 252 pages
The Philippines, 100 years ago. A boy called Samkad wants to become a man. He is desperate to be given his own shield, spear and axe. His best friend, Luki, wants to be a warrior too - but she is a girl and that is forbidden. Then a new boy arrives in the village and everything changes. He brings news that a people called 'Americans' are bringing war right to his home . . .