A Year of Borrowed Men by Barker, Michelle
A Year of Borrowed Men by Barker, Michelle

A Year of Borrowed Men

The true story of one family choosing kindness in a time of war and fearWhen World War...
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Author: Michelle Barker
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A Year of Borrowed Men by Barker, Michelle

A Year of Borrowed Men

CHF 25.50
A Year of Borrowed Men by Barker, Michelle

A Year of Borrowed Men

CHF 25.50
Author: Michelle Barker
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The true story of one family choosing kindness in a time of war and fear

When World War II "borrows" the men in seven-year-old Gerda's family, the German government sends them three new men in return: Gabriel, Fermaine, and Albert, French prisoners of war who must sleep in an outbuilding and work the farm until the war is over. Gerda knows they are supposed to treat the men as enemies, but it doesn't seem fair. Can't they invite them into the warm house for one meal? What harm could it do to be friendly? World War II was a time of great suffering in Europe and beyond. Millions experienced the horrors of the Holocaust, the carnage of battlefields, the devastation of invasion, and many other atrocities.

In A Year of Borrowed Men, author Michelle Barker shares one true story of the tenacity of humanity and friendship in a time of suspicion and fear. Renné Benoit's illustrations bring warmth to the era, showing the small ways in which a forbidden friendship bloomed: good food, a much-loved doll, a secret Christmas tree. Family photographs and an Author's Note give further insight into the life of Gerda, the little girl who proved that it isn't so far from Feinde (enemies) to Freunde (friends).

"A tender memoir of human decency during wartime....The addition of old family photos from that time is poignant. This heartfelt picture book helps readers appreciate wartime's toll."--Kirkus Reviews



Author: Michelle Barker
Publisher: Pajama Press
Published: 05/03/2016
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 10.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781927485835
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 12/01/2015 pg. 40
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
Booklist 03/01/2016 pg. 92
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2016 pg. 73
School Library Journal 05/01/2016 pg. 128
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Barker, Michelle: - Michelle Barker wrote A Year of Borrowed Men from the early childhood memories of her mother, Gerda. A versatile writer, Michelle has published short fiction; nonfiction; a fantasy novel, The Beggar King; and a book of poetry. She has lived and traveled in many places with her husband and four children, settling most recently in Penticton, British Columbia.Benoit, Renne: - Renné Benoit is the award-winning illustrator of more than 15 books for children. She has won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award for Children's Literature for Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion; the OLA Silver Birch Express Award for The Secret of the Village Fool; and the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize for Fraser Bear and Goodbye to Griffith Street. Big City Bees was nominated for the Governor General's Award. Renné lives in St. Thomas, Ontario.
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