Hesse ( The War Outside) has written several YA novels that touch on WWII traumas, and this one shows her gift at coming at an oft-told story from a new angle, as well as her compelling language, characterization, and ability to fill a story with realistic details and tension. The War Outside gives readers a glimpse of the fear caused by World War II and explains why the internment camps came to exist. Her journey takes her back to her family’s home in Poland, then to Foehrenwald, a displaced persons camp in Germany, where she meets other survivors of the war-some Jewish, some not-including the mysterious and compelling Josef, whose anger and passion Zofia finds compelling. Keeping a promise, for another: her younger brother Abek might still be alive (she knows that the rest of their family is dead), and she’s intent on finding him, even though trauma and hope haveĬombined to muddle her memories. In her upcoming second novel, titled The War Outside, Hesse traces the lives of two teens Haruko and Margot who are uprooted from their lives and placed in Crystal City, a family. The War Outside By Monica Hesse Read by Allison Hiroto Read by Christie Moreau Read by Monica Hesse Format: Audiobook Download (Unabridged) ebook 9.99 Hardcover 29.00 Trade Paperback 10.99 Audiobook CD (Unabridged) 25.00 Also available from: Apple Audible Kobo Libro.

Surviving, for one: after the war ends in 1945, she’s alive, largely because her skill at sewing made her of use. She’s had to be: the Nazis’ brutal extermination of Europe’s Jews was perversely orderly and filled with rules. New from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat-an 'important' (New York Times Book Review), 'extraordinary' (Booklist, starred review) novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal 'A must-read for fans. A must-read for fans of historical fiction.'-Ruta Sepetys, 1 New York Times bestselling author 'Monica Hesse takes a setting we think we understand and shifts it in an important way.a tightly plotted exploration of the consequences of fear.

I am good at lines,” 18-year-old Zofia Lederman, who is Jewish, begins. The War Outside vividly brings readers into an underrepresented and dark period of American history.

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