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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1999
When the Soldiers Were Gone
A boy discovers his family isn't his own after the war.
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112 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Henk's world shatters when he learns the family who sheltered him during the war isn't his real one. As he faces a new life in the city, Henk must confront his forgotten past and uncertain future. Can he find his true identity and a place to belong, or will the shadows of war forever haunt him? Dive into Henk's journey of discovery and resilience.
From the publisher
Henk was hidden on the farm when he was young and the Nazi soldiers came. But the war is over now, and Henk finds out that the people he lives with, the people he loves, are not his real family. He doesn’t remember his real parents, and now a new life in the city lies ahead of him. Will things ever be the same?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 112
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 620L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.5
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 27928
Publication
- Published
- February 19, 2001
- First published
- February 15, 1999
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780698118812
- OCLC
- 46454155
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