After receiving a rubber ball from a mysterious old man, the last thing Tommy and Charlie Plinkerton expect is to be shrunk down to the size of their toy soldiers.Nevertheless, the next thing they know is that they are now involved in The Great Toy War, a conflict raged by toys everywhere for centuries.This book, the first of the Rubber Ball Trilogy, recounts the battles fought by Tommy and his army of green toy soldiers and Charlie and his army of tan toy soldiers as they fight for supremacy over their own home. All the while defending agaisnt rogues, dolls, and a traitor in their midst.