Wow, probably my favorite historical fiction. The author weaves a beautiful story of two lives in different countries and how they are brought together through love and war. Danny is a young boy who receives an assignment from his teacher to choose a pen pal from a different country. Through letters Danny comes to know a boy named Hans and his sister Anya. The war with Germany and Hitler rocks the lives of these two characters. I don't want to give too much away. Read this book! It it so beautifully written and one I will most definitely remember! I really enjoyed this book and the characters in it. The main character Danny starts off as a High School boy pre- WWII and he has a pen pal in Holland. The book follows Danny and the pen pal's family in Holland as the war begins and as trouble escalates over in Europe. I liked the attention to detail that was given in writing this story about WWII and what people faced. I don't want to give away too much, but I am a sucker for a happy ending and this book did not disappoint.
This will be one of my all time favorite books. Loved, loved, LOVED this story!
—Dressa
Very interesting...I never really knew much about the Netherlands during WWII.
—katherin
What an awesome story - once I started reading it I could not put it down .
—Graziella
it was a pretty good tale but a little bit too much religion for my tastes.
—sdiazch
Excellent historical fiction about Denmark during WW I'II.
—charlfrankie96
