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category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 2002
ISBN:9781551432403
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

When The War Is Over

by martha attema

tagged: europe
Description

In occupied Holland during World War II, sixteen-year-old Janke Visser watches her fatherís and brotherís involvement with the Resistance movement in their small town and longs to help fight the Nazi invaders. But there is tension in the family as her nervous mother fears that their actions will doom them all. Nevertheless, when the opportunity to become a courier for the Resistance presents itself, Janke welcomes it. The danger provides some relief from the harsh realities of war-time life. As living conditions deteriorate and her missions become ever more perilous, it is her hatred of the Nazis that fuels the courage and determination Janke needs to go on. And then she meets Helmut, a young German soldier who doesnít fit the stereotype she has learned to hate so fiercely. Now suddenly she must deal with confusing new feelings for the enemy. But when Janke is captured while helping an Allied airman escape, her fate seems sealed. Unless Helmut is willing to betray his own countryÖ

About the Author

martha attema was born on a dairy farm in Friesland, one of the northern provinces in the Netherlands. In 1981, martha immigrated with husband, Albert and three children to Canada. In 1995, she published her first novel, A Time to Choose. This war novel set in Friesland and deals with the Resistance and won the Blue Heron Book Award. Since this initial success, martha has written numerous books for young people. She lives in Powassan, Ontario.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
12
Grade:
7 to 12
Reading age:
12 to 18
Awards
  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award nominee
  • Commended, New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age
  • Commended, CCBC Our Choice
Editorial Reviews

"...a tribute to the heroic roles played by women and girls in the resistence movement....Highly recommended."

— CM Magazine

"Readers will not want this book to end....[it] is a triumph."

— VOYA

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