Forced Journey: The Saga of Werner Berlinger by Rosemary Zibart (Far and Away #2)
Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.4MB
Overview: 2014 Silver Nautilus Book Award for Middle Grade Fiction
2015 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award Historical Fiction
On the first day of war, September 1, 1939, 12-year-old Werner Berlinger receives a ship’s ticket and passport – precious items for a Jew in Germany at that time. Leaving his family and traveling alone, Werner has one goal: ..".get a foothold in America. A place to live, a safe home. That’s what Father had said – then he and his sister would follow. He’d promised Werner. That dimly burning ember of hope lit the boy’s path…"
Along the way, Werner meets a charming, mischievous fellow refugee Anika, faces bullies and anti-Semitism, and makes new friends, all while caring for his new Mutti, Esther. In Werner’s struggle to find a safe home in the U.S.A., he travels across the city from Second Avenue to Central Park to Harlem and back again.
Genre: Fiction > Children/Young Adult
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