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Uncertain Soldier by Karen Bass

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Uncertain Soldier

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Karen Bass

Pajama Press Inc. · Ebook · February 26, 2020

Reading lane: Wars & Military History

Seventeen-year-old Erich is a prisoner of war working at a northern Alberta logging camp.

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Good for readers who enjoy Wars & Military HistoryGood for readers interested in friendshipGood for fans of Historical Fiction

Book Details

Authors
Karen Bass
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc.
Published
February 26, 2020
Format
Ebook
Theme
Wars & Military History · War & Military YA
Reading lane
Wars & Military History

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Publisher Categories

  • Historical YA - Canada

  • War & Military YA

  • Prejudice & Racism for Teens

About This Book

Seventeen-year-old Erich is a prisoner of war working at a northern Alberta logging camp. Twelve-year-old Max goes to school—reluctantly—in the nearby town. The two would be unlikely friends, except that neither has anyone else to turn to. At the height of World War II, nobody wants to befriend a German. It doesn’t matter that Erich was forced into the military by his father, or that Max was proudly born in Canada. They are both easy targets for the locals’ grief and anger a...

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Seventeen-year-old Erich is a prisoner of war working at a northern Alberta logging camp. Twelve-year-old Max goes to school—reluctantly—in the nearby town. The two would be unlikely friends, except that neither has anyone else to turn to. At the height of World War II, nobody wants to befriend a German. It doesn’t matter that Erich was forced into the military by his father, or that Max was proudly born in Canada. They are both easy targets for the locals’ grief and anger against the Nazis. The other prisoners are no more welcoming, distrustful of Erich’s perfect English and his dislike for Nazism. Still, when a series of accidents shake the logging camp, they pressure Erich to question the Canadians and find the saboteur—even if his questions get him into trouble. Caught between angry prisoners and suspicious captors, Erich is afraid to take any action at all. It is only when Max’s schoolyard tormentors cross a dangerous line that Erich realizes that his real loyalties lie not with a regime or a country, but with his friend.

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