My Family for the War

My Family for the War

<b>Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award </b><br><b>Won the Buxtehulde Bulle Prize for Youth Literature<br>Nominated for the Evangelischer Buchpreis<br>An ALSC Notable Children's Book<br>Kids' Indie Next List</b><br> <br><b>Gripping WWII fiction for fans of <i>Code Name Verity</i> and <i>Between Shades of Gray</i></b><br> <br>At the start of World War II, ten-year-old Franziska Mangold is torn from her family when she boards the <i>kindertransport </i>in Berlin, the train that secretly took nearly 10,000 children out of Nazi territory to safety in England. Taken in by strangers, Frances (as she is now called) courageously pieces together a new life for herself. But what will happen to her when she is finally reunited with her family, now that she€s a stranger herself after seven years of war?<br> <br>Originally published in Germany, Anne Voorhoeve€s award-winning novel is filled with humor, danger, and romance.<br> <br><b>* "With the personal Kindertransport history, the intense drama about family, faith, guilt, love, and loyalty in wartime makes this an important addition to the Holocaust curriculum."</b><br><b>€"<u>Booklist</u>, starred review</b><br> <br><b>* "Events and facts are expertly woven into the girl's emotional growth, and changing relationships . . . provide a rich exploration of identity and self. With a compelling main character and taut and insightful story line, this novel is sure to find no shortage of readers, and it adds a valuable perspective to collections of World War II fiction."</b>