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Original Title:	The Borrowed House
ISBN:	1883937469 (ISBN13: 9781883937461)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Amsterdam(Netherlands)

The Borrowed House

Hilda van Stockum

Paperback | Pages: 221 pages

Rating: 4.16 | 485 Users | 38 Reviews

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When Janna is suddenly summoned from Germany to join her actor parents in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, she is shocked by the Dutch hatred for the Germans. Her favorite Nordic tales and Hitler Youth indoctrination have not prepared her for the complexities of living in a house requisitioned by a military friend of her parents; or for the violence she sees on the streets. With her parents preoccupied by their perplexing adult world of careers and relationships, Janna is lonely and full of unwelcome questions. It is the house itself which begins to provide real, if painful, answers to Janna's bewilder-ment--but not before it adds its own set of mysteries to solve. A well-developed, true-to-life tale for teenagers.

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Title	:	The Borrowed House
Author	:	Hilda van Stockum
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 221 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2000 by Ignatius Press (first published 1975)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. War. World War II. Fiction. Childrens. Juvenile

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Mixed emotions. ALL THE MIXED EMOTIONS. Guys, I'm not really sure what to think about this book. It wasn't a bad book. It was really a good book, as books go . . . But here's the thing: It could have been better. It could have been SO MUCH BETTER. And it wasn't. The whole premise--having the narrator be a young Hitler Youth girl who whole-heartedly believes the Nazis' lies because they're all she's ever known--that was a fantastic, awesome idea. And the main character herself, Janna--she's

3 1/2 starsThe Borrowed House is a coming of age story that deals with the horrors of WWII in a gentle enough way to make this a good introduction for younger readers. As Janna and her family move to Holland and occupy the home of residents that were forced out to make room for German citizens, Janna begins to learn the truth behind the war through various relationships and encounters including a friendship with a Jewish boy who lives in hiding in the house. The transformation of the main

Teaching characterSet during Nazi occupation of Amsterdam during WWII, this book gives children insight into the human aspect of that war, especially the idealization of the Aryan race, and the injustices that ensued as a result. There is one scene worth pre-reading to decide whether appropriate for young readers around 50% through. Also, no gory details, but executions, gas chambers, and other horrific acts are mentioned.

Hilda van Stockum does an amazing job highlighting Hitlers propaganda in comparison with the reality of everyday life.Seen through the eyes of young Janna who leaves Germany and the propaganda of Hitlers Youth to live with her parents in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, Janna comes face-to-face with Hitlers embellishments, real Dutch resistors, real Jews and her own families opinions and wrongdoings.Done through the eyes of a youth, this book is appropriate for young people. It shows the

Finally Finally Finally found the name of this book, I read it in sixth grade and LOVED it! I'm sure this book came out far before 2000, I read it in the 70s.

very good. about a girl in WWII, but on the german's side. learns about her culture.

This is a really well-written book which contains so many elements attractive to the middle-school and up reader; history, mystery, romance, conflict.The main character really begins to come of age in the book, as she learns to see for herself what life is like in her time and place. I really like that the romance in the novel is chaste and that there is ultimately respect for the value of marriage.