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When the Soldiers Were Gone
When the Soldiers Were Gone
Author: Vera W. Propp
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? — Awards: — Booklist Editors' Choic...  more »
PBS Market Price: $7.09 or $3.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780698118812
ISBN-10: 0698118812
Publication Date: 2/19/2001
Pages: 101
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is a gentle story told from the perspective of a very young hidden child. It takes place after the war has ended and his parents come to retrieve him from the family who hid him. The child's emotions and confusion are told sensitively and ring true.
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