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When the Soldiers Were Gone - by Vera Propp (Paperback)

When the Soldiers Were Gone - by  Vera Propp (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Young Henk was hidden on the farm when Nazi soldiers came and his family was taken away. Now that the war is over, can Henk make a new life for himself in the big city?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A moving, well-written novel. --<b>School Library Journal</b>, starred review<p>Based on a true story, this spare, beautiful first novel captures the hidden survivor's trauma from the small child's bewildered point of view. --<b>Booklist</b>, starred review</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Vera Propp lives in Albany, NY.

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