A Year of Borrowed Men
When World War II borrows the men in six-year-old Gerda s family, the German government sends them three new men in return: Gabriel, Fermaine, and Albert, French prisoners of war who must sleep in an outbuilding and work the farm until the war is over. Gerda knows they are supposed to treat the...
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When World War II borrows the men in six-year-old Gerda s family, the German government sends them three new men in return: Gabriel, Fermaine, and Albert, French prisoners of war who must sleep in an outbuilding and work the farm until the war is over. Gerda knows they are supposed to treat the men as enemies, but it doesn t seem fair. Can t they invite them into the warm
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ISBN:
9781927485835
Publisher: Pajama Press
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
3.75 starsI didn't know that the Germans forced POWs to work on farms during WWII. Based on family history, the author shares her mother's memories of the year when her family was forced to take on three French prisoners. They weren't allowed to treat them as anything but prisoners, but the family...
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