SOLVED. Book about two boys running/hiding from police/spies/government

[Sam]

So... I remember reading this book when I was in secondary school but I have no idea what it's called!

The story involves a boy called Scout (I think) who meets another boy who I think is referred to as Soldier Boy? But again... I could be wrong as my memory does not serve me well.

I think that 'Soldier Boy' was from somewhere else in Europe... maybe Russia, Ukraine, Poland but again I'm struggling to remember. From what I remember the boys end up running from the police/ spies or something of the sort.

If I remember correctly the author was male and also went by another name and had other titles released under this.

Apologies for the patchy information... I know it's not a lot to go off of but if anyone is able to help me identify the book it would be massively appreciated!
I'm desperate to find out!

Additional info:
I remember reading this in class in year 7/8, which would have been 2010/2011 but the book was definitely older than this - not recent to those times.

I think the book was also a bit of a rogue/unknown choice by my teacher... not a traditional class read like Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird etc.

I think one of the names that the author went by sounded eastern european... but again I could be wrong (shocker)!

[Sam]

SOLVED! The book is Run For Your Life (Also known as Soldier and Me) written by David Line, who also goes by Lionel Davidson.