TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barker,Michelle
AU  - Benoit,Renné
TI  - A year of borrowed men
SN  - 9781927485835 (bound)
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PB  - Pajama Press Inc.
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Prisoners and prisons, German
KW  - Prisoners of war
KW  - France
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Germany
KW  - Girls
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Picture books for children
N1  - Ages 6-9
N2  - When World War II "borrows" most of the men in Germany, 6-year old Gerda's family is allowed to borrow 3 French prisoners of war to help run their farm. They are supposed to treat them as enemies, but the family finds ways to show kindness and friendship. Based on the early childhood memories of the author's mother; During World War II, when the men in Gerda's family go to war, the German government sends them three French prisoners of war to work on their farm. Although they are under orders to treat the men as enemies, Gerda and her family manage to find ways to show them kindness and friendship. Based on a true story
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