{"product_id":"my-family-for-the-war-9780147511836","title":"My Family for the War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Family for the War\u003c\/strong\u003e by Voorhoeve, Anne C.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780147511836.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award\nWon the Buxtehulde Bulle Prize for Youth Literature\nNominated for the Evangelischer Buchpreis\nAn ALSC Notable Childrens Book\nKids Indie Next List\n\nGripping WWII fiction for fans of Code Name Verity and Between Shades of Gray\n\nAt the start of World War II, ten-year-old Franziska Mangold is torn from her family when she boards the kindertransport in Berlin, the train that secretly took nearly 10,000 children out of Nazi territory to safety in England. Taken in by strangers, Frances (as she is now called) courageously pieces together a new life for herself. But what will happen to her when she is finally reunited with her family, now that she’s a stranger herself after seven years of war?\n\nOriginally published in Germany, Anne Voorhoeve’s award-winning novel is filled with humor, danger, and romance.\n\n* \"With the personal Kindertransport history, the intense drama about family, faith, guilt, love, and loyalty in wartime makes this an important addition to the Holocaust curriculum.\"\n—Booklist, starred review\n\n* \"Events and facts are expertly woven into the girls emotional growth, and changing relationships . . . provide a rich exploration of identity and self. With a compelling main character and taut and insightful story line, this novel is sure to find no shortage of readers, and it adds a valuable perspective to collections of World War II fiction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Speak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967355351093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0147511836","price":60.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780147511836_5cdb5c40-f37c-40a3-b0f8-40012a5daa4d.jpg?v=1778883107","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/my-family-for-the-war-9780147511836","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}