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In the fall of 1939, Grace Baker’s three brothers board Canadian ships headed for war. Grace stays behind, tending to the homefront and the general store that helps keep her small Nova Scotian community running. Three years later, the fighting rages on, and rumors swirl about “wolf packs” of German U-Boats lurking in the waters along the shores of East Jeddore. One day, a handsome stranger ventures into the store, claiming to be a trapper, and Grace becomes enamored. But after several weeks, she discovers that her mysterious visitor is not the lonely outsider he appears to be.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Come From Away
- By Blodeuedd on 04-26-19
By: Genevieve Graham
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The Auschwitz Escape
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- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,979
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,448
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,448
A terrible darkness has fallen upon Jacob Weisz’s beloved Germany. The Nazi regime, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, has surged to power and now hold Germany by the throat. All non-Aryans - especially Jews like Jacob and his family - are treated like dogs. When tragedy strikes during one terrible night of violence, Jacob flees and joins rebel forces working to undermine the regime. But after a raid goes horribly wrong, Jacob finds himself in a living nightmare - trapped in a crowded, stinking car on the train to the Auschwitz death camp.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing, horrifying, and heartwarming!
- By DebaDeb on 04-01-14
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Courage to Run: A Story Based on the Life of Young Harriet Tubman
- Daughters of the Faith Series
- By: Wendy Lawton
- Narrated by: Shilynne Cole
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Harriet Tubman was born a slave on a Maryland plantation in the 1800s. She trusts in God, but her faith is tested at every turn. Should she obey her masters or listen to her conscience? This story from Harriet's childhood is a record of courage. Even more, it's the story of God's faithfulness as He prepares her for her adult calling to lead more than 300 people out of slavery through the Underground Railroad.
By: Wendy Lawton
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Remember Us
- My Journey from the Shtetl Through the Holocaust
- By: Vic Shayne, Martin Small
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 356
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 322
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Story5 out of 5 stars 320
Remember Us is a look back at the lost world of the shtetl: a wise Zayde offering prophetic and profound words to his grandson, the rich experience of Shabbos, and the treasure of a loving family. All this is torn apart with the arrival of the Holocaust, beginning a crucible fraught with twists and turns so unpredictable and surprising that they defy any attempt to find reason within them. Through the eyes of 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Martin Small, we learn that these priceless memories that are too painful to remember are also too painful to forget.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Tragic and Rich Life, With Lessons For All
- By still reading on 03-17-16
By: Vic Shayne, and others
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The Women in the Castle
- By: Jessica Shattuck
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,091
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,687
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,681
Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined - an affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel from the author of the New York Times notable book The Hazards of Good Breeding.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Skating On The Thin Ice Of Life
- By Sara on 04-29-17
By: Jessica Shattuck
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The Girl from the Train
- By: Irma Joubert
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 972
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Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They mean to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl's unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story covering the middle of the 20th C.
- By john on 04-12-16
By: Irma Joubert
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The Silence of Ghosts
- A Novel
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- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 39
Dominic Lancaster hoped to prove himself to his family by excelling in the Navy during World War II. Instead he is wounded while serving as a gunner, and loses his leg. Still recovering from his wounds and the trauma of his amputation when the Blitz begins, Dominic finds himself shuffled off to the countryside by his family, along with his partially deaf sister, Octavia.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Spooky story. All it lacks is the campfire.
- By DarylP on 10-09-15
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The Invisible Wall
- A Love Story That Broke Barriers
- By: Harry Bernstein
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 422
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 246
This enchanting true story, written when the author was 93, is a moving tale of working-class life, the social divide, and forbidden love on the eve of the first World War. The narrow street on which Harry grew up appeared identical to countless other working-class English neighborhoods, except for the invisible wall that ran down the center of the street, dividing the Jewish families on one side from the Christians on the other.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Powerful Tale
- By Sara on 11-29-13
By: Harry Bernstein
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The Tea Rose
- By: Jennifer Donnelly
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 28 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,936
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,784
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,771
East London, 1888 - a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths. Here, by the whispering waters of the Thames, Fiona Finnegan, a worker in a tea factory, hopes to own a shop one day, together with her lifelong love, Joe Bristow, a costermonger's son. With nothing but their faith in each other to spur them on, Fiona and Joe struggle, save, and sacrifice to achieve their dreams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. Wow wow wow!
- By I like to shop on 04-26-16
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The Unreal and the Real
- Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volume One: Where on Earth
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Tandy Cronyn
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4 out of 5 stars 81
The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories--as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself--the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world, from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shame on you, Audible
- By Audrey McCombs on 07-03-20
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Doctor Zhivago
- By: Boris Pasternak, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator, Richard Pevear - translator
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 23 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 736
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story4 out of 5 stars 629
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original publication, here is a new translation of the classic story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and strife is Zhivago’s love for the tender and beautiful Lara.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Russian Philosophical Feast
- By Syd Young on 02-16-13
By: Boris Pasternak, and others
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Behind Enemy Lines
- The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany
- By: Marthe Cohn, Wendy Holden
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story5 out of 5 stars 87
Marthe Cohn was a young Jewish woman living just across the German border in France when Hitler rose to power. Her family sheltered Jews fleeing the Nazis, including Jewish children sent away by their terrified parents. But soon her homeland was also under Nazi rule. As the Nazi occupation escalated, Marthe's sister was arrested and sent to Auschwitz and the rest of her family was forced to flee to the south of France. Always a fighter, Marthe joined the French Army and became a member of the intelligence service of the French First Army.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story of a fighter and survivor
- By Magalie Busch on 05-06-19
By: Marthe Cohn, and others
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The Winter Horses
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
It will soon be another cold winter in the Ukraine. But it's 1941, and things are different this year. Max, the devoted caretaker of an animal preserve, must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken this precious land. He must also learn to keep secrets - for there is a girl, Kalinka, who is hiding in the park.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Written and not overdone
- By LCNanny on 11-21-16
By: Philip Kerr
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Saving Zasha
- By: Randi Barrow
- Narrated by: Roger Mueller
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story5 out of 5 stars 47
World War II has just ended when Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It’s dangerous — some say traitorous — to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive. But Mikhail’s rival, Katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure he’s hiding. At the same time, a soldier named Dimitri is breeding a new Russian dog at a nearby farm....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book rules.
- By Chris on 01-25-15
By: Randi Barrow
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Nocturne
- By: Diane Armstrong
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
It is Warsaw, 1939, and Elzunia is an indulged teenager who longs for a heroic life filled with romance. But the outbreak of war shatters all her dreams. As bombs fall, she meets Adam, a taciturn airman whose fate becomes entwined with hers. In despair over the occupation, Adam joins the Polish resistance, then flies bombers for the RAF.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Blech
- By Caroline H. on 02-20-11
By: Diane Armstrong
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W A R N I N G .
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 513
Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled. Now, at 12 years old, she's technically ready for college. She just has to pass one more test: middle school! Lucy's grandma insists: Go to middle school for one year. Make one friend. Join one activity. And read one book (that's not a math textbook!). Lucy's not sure what a girl who does calculus homework for fun can possibly learn in seventh grade.
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4 out of 5 stars
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great empowering atory
- By a reader from Miami, FL on 05-24-19
By: Stacy McAnulty
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Tell Me Three Things
- By: Julie Buxbaum
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least that's what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she's thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cute story
- By irishred507 on 03-27-17
By: Julie Buxbaum
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The Feather Chase
- A Crime-Solving Cousins Mystery
- By: Shannon L. Brown
- Narrated by: Brittany Goodwin
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old cousins Sophie and Jessica don’t have much in common. Sophie loves hiking and her small town. Jessica would rather be shopping in a city. The only mystery is how they’ll be able to spend the summer together. Then they find a briefcase in the forest with a surprise inside. When they hear footsteps behind them and bad guys run after them, they have no choice but to work together to solve the mystery of the feather chase.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The mystery
- By Kayla Chapman on 03-09-24
By: Shannon L. Brown
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
- By: David Barclay Moore
- Narrated by: Nile Bullock, David Barclay Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s Christmas Eve in Harlem, but 12-year-old Lolly Rachpaul and his mom aren’t celebrating. They’re still reeling from his older brother’s death in a gang-related shooting just a few months earlier. Then Lolly’s mother’s girlfriend brings him a gift that will change everything: two enormous bags filled with Legos. Lolly’s always loved Legos, and he prides himself on following the kit instructions exactly. Now, faced with a pile of building blocks and no instructions, Lolly must find his own way forward.
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4 out of 5 stars
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My 7th graders enjoyed it!
- By carol d. johnson on 01-27-18
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The Secret Lake
- By: Karen Inglis
- Narrated by: Karen Inglis
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I love this book
- By Amazon Customer on 03-24-21
By: Karen Inglis
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- beckie wach
- 04-20-23
Great story!
Chose this book for our week of cousin camp with our grands. They loved it!!!
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- Heather Lozano
- 01-31-24
The book is amazing especially the ending
The ending is amazing. I feel like when you read you have to keep going cause you want to know what happens next I loved the ending. Not to be a spoiler, but when she says” I knew it was here. And I knew she knew it was me” when I read it literally started crying best book defentily recommend . I used this for a book report. It has so much info
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- Tecomarob
- 04-13-18
Wonderful
If you are not German and have a biased view of the second world war this book will help right it....
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- stephanie
- 03-02-24
Absolutely recommend
The narrator does such a good job of illustrating this story. It pulled at my heart yet still remained wholesome enough to have my daughter read next. Really great book. Finish in a few hours. The book is so riveting that I couldn't stop listening.
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- Lois
- 04-05-21
Uplifting story
I really enjoyed this book. A short read and very enjoyable. I highly recommend it.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-31-21
exceptional story
very good story about one family's travels from the bombing of their beloved city in Germany
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- Anonymous User
- 09-29-23
Wonderful!!
Great story! I kept wanting more of the story just like Carly! Fabulous narration!! I highly recommend!
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- MPofahl
- 03-26-19
Amazing story!!
Absolutely loved the narration! I couldn’t stop listening. This beautiful story will stay with me for a long time!
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- A. Aubert
- 06-28-18
Great story,, well performed.
Our grandkids loved it, as did we. Great for passing the time on a long car trip.
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- Maria Bustos
- 07-27-23
Needed in my life
It’s deep, inspiring and hopeful. Also eye opening to see the other sides of pain and hardship, with every character.
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