A young soldier just returned from Afghanistan has many memories: the beauty of the mountains and wildflowers, the colours of land and sky... but also the tragedy that war has brought to that ravaged country and those who fought there.

Memories shift to another soldier in the family — great-grandfather's years in the trenches during WWI and then grandfather's tour of duty during WWII. The young soldier also remembers those who did not return alive, but travelled home along the Highway of Heroes, honoured by silent observers. (From Scholastic Canada)