When the Soldiers Were Gone
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
When the Soldiers Were Gone
By (Author) Vera Propp
Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
19th February 2001
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Educational: History
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
FIC
Short-listed for Golden Sower Award (Grades 4-6) 2002
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 129mm, Height 195mm, Spine 8mm
102g
Description
Henk was hidden on the farm when he was young and the Nazi soldiers came. But the war is over now, and Henk finds out that the people he lives with, the people he loves, are not his real family. He doesn't remember his real parents, and now a new life in the city lies ahead of him. Will things ever be the same
Reviews
"A moving, well-written novel." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Based on a true story, this spare, beautiful first novel captures the hidden survivor's trauma from the small child's bewildered point of view." --Booklist, starred review
Author Bio
Vera Propp lives in Albany, NY.
