Hunger winter : a WW II novel / Rob Currie.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781496440341
- 149644034X
- 9781496440358
- 1496440358
- Hunger winter : a World War II novel
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | CURRIE ROB | Checked out | 06/24/2024 | 33111009663317 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"I read this book with great interest. I would love to encourage everyone to read this book." --Frits Nieuwstraten, Director, Corrie ten Boom House FoundationThe thrilling story of one boy's quest to find his father and protect his younger sister during the great Dutch famine of World War II. "Sometimes you have to take a chance, because it's the only chance you have." Thirteen-year-old Dirk has been the man of the house since his papa disappeared while fighting against the Nazis with the Dutch Resistance. When the Gestapo arrests Dirk's older sister, who is also a Resistance fighter, Dirk fears that he and his little sister, Anna, might be next.With only pockets full of food and his sister asleep in his arms, Dirk runs away to find his father. As Dirk leads Anna across the war-torn Netherlands, from farmyards to work camps, he must rely on his wits and his father's teaching to find his way.
Ages 8-12. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
When his older sister Els, a Resistance fighter, is arrested by the Gestapo, thirteen-year-old Dirk takes his little sister, Anna, across the war-torn Netherlands seeking their father, who is also in the Dutch Resistance. Includes an interview with the author, discussion questions, and timeline.