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Reading age
12-17
Genre
Historical fiction
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
February 20, 2018
A mysterious and meaningful story about a survivor of the Holocaust who needs to find her true home and voice.
Gerta Raush lost hope of freedom from the Nazis. On April 15, 1945, the British liberated Bergen-Belson and transformed it into a displaced person camp. Gerta is stranded in this strange world of liberty and doesn’t know what to make of it. Will Gerta find her lost voice and take back her path in life?
The setting is in the aftermath of World War II in 1945. The background was unfortunate and shocking to hear. Yet, there were some beautiful parts of nature in the story.
Gerta sounds like a passionate singer, and her musical phrases in the book were fantastic. I was intrigued to read this book after reading about her fate at the beginning of Berliners (another book written by the same author).
The theme of this book is to always have hope in despairing situations and always have your voice heard! I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the aftermath of World War II and who loves stories that inspire hope.
My rating
About the author
“Vesper Stamper is an author/illustrator living in the Northeast with her husband, filmmaker Ben Stamper and her two children. She has an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from School of Visual Arts, NYC” – Book Depository.
More by the author
- Berliners; Please read my review here.
