![]() ![]() ![]() Faced with a devastating situation, neighbors began to “tell” on other neighbors in exchange for food, and Dirk and Anna find themselves on the run to escape capture. They faced starvation weekly once the Nazi soldiers confiscated their food. In this story set during the real Hunger Winter of 1944, the reader quickly learns how the Dutch people faced more than deprivation. ![]() Their father and older sister have become involved with the Dutch Resistance, and this places both Dirk and Anna in danger because the Nazis want to use the children to lure their father out of hiding. When the Nazi soldiers invade Holland, Dirk Ingelse must abandon his home to protect his little sister, Anna. In this debut novel for middle-grade students, Rob Currie has crafted the remarkable story of a young Dutch boy who finds his life turned upside down during WWII. ![]()
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