Kid Soldiers is about a boy called Clive Flynn, aged 10. He spends most of his childhood in an army environment, where he lives with his twin sister, Cassey Flynn, his mum housewife and his dad, who is serving in the British Army. Clive, often in the book, forgets some simple rules and has to learn when to keep his mouth shut or pay the price He has an obsession with army stuff, from playing with toy soldiers, to actually playing real-life armies with his friends using toy guns and imaginary hand grenades in the form of pinecones that are found in the woods. This book has its funny side, plenty of family dramas and everyday life stuff.