Tag Archives: WWII

“When the Flames Ravaged,” by Rhonda Dragomir

Death under the Big Top It is 1944, and WWII still rages. All the more reason for massive excitement to sweep through the area when the circus comes to town. Evelyn is a war widow, but has found a new, … Continue reading

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“The Starlet Spy” by Rachel Scott McDaniel

Undercover Spy! Amelie Blake is a well-known American actress from Sweden who is living a double life. WWII is raging, and important papers with designs of the atomic bomb were mistakenly left in Sweden. She is approached to return to … Continue reading

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“The Sound of Light” by Sarah Sundin

Standing Against the Darkness! It is 1943 in Denmark, during WWII. Germany has control of Denmark, but gives it more freedom than other countries they are occupying. There is more food, the Jewish people are not forced to wear stars … Continue reading

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“What I Would Tell You” by Liz Tolsma

Unexpected Family Roots This is a dual time story. One story takes place during WWII. Mathilda and her husband, Asher, live in Greece, and they are Sephardic Jews. For a while, Mathilda has been writing and printing an underground Jewish … Continue reading

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“On My Honor” by Patty Smith Hall

Go Girls! Shortly after the United States was pulled into WWII by the Pearl Harbor attack, citizens living on the Outer Banks of North Carolina began experiencing enemy attacks along their coastline.  Germans found the area unprepared, and started bombing … Continue reading

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“Escape from Amsterdam” by Lauralee Bliss

Evil on the Move! Helen is a young adult attending teacher college in the late 1930’s. She lives in Amsterdam with her family and has just met Erik. Everything seems exciting, but her entire life, and those all around her, … Continue reading

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“Season of My Enemy” by Naomi Musch

If We Met in Another Time….. Fannie can’t believe she is working on her family’s farm beside German POW’s (prisoners of war). Her mother said they couldn’t get their crop harvested without help. Since her brothers are away in the … Continue reading

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“The London Restoration” by Rachel McMillan

                      A Tangled Web! Diana did secret government work during WWII, while her husband, Brent, was at the front. The war ended, and Brent came home. But it took five … Continue reading

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