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A gripping and fast-paced adventure story about one boy’s life-threatening mission to support the secret resistance in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, based on the author’s own childhood in Holland during World War II.
It’s the winter of 1944-45, and Michiel’s country has been at war since he was eleven. Now he’s fifteen, and his country is under Nazi occupation, including the town where Michiel lives and where his father is the mayor. No longer able to attend school, Michiel spends his days running urgent errands on his bicycle, avoiding Allied bombers and German soldiers alike. Then one day, his friendship with Dirk, the neighbor’s older son and a member of the secret underground, involves him in the care of a wounded British pilot. When a German soldier is found murdered and the townspeople are blamed for his death, Michiel’s already-risky mission turns life-threatening. Winter in Wartime is a fast-paced and exciting novel, which has never been out of print in the Netherlands since it was first published, nearly fifty years ago. Based on the author’s own boyhood in wartime Holland, the action and adventure of Michiel’s mission makes for a gripping read, while the anguish of his experience underscores the ultimate anti-war tenor of the novel.
Publisher : NYRB Kids; Reprint edition (February 4, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1681374269
ISBN-13 : 978-1681374260
Reading age : 10 – 14 years
Lexile measure : 690L
Grade level : 5 – 9
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.46 x 7.58 inches
Customers say
Customers find the writing quality well-written, tense, and plausible. They say the book is suitable for young teens through adults and a good read for any age. Readers also appreciate the excellent insight into how people survived this horrible time. They describe the story as timeless and universal.
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