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Jun 17, 2004 | ISBN 9780142401453 | Young Adult Buy
Jun 17, 2004 | ISBN 9781101665626 | Young Adult Buy
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Jun 17, 2004 | ISBN 9780142401453 | Young Adult
Jun 17, 2004 | ISBN 9781101665626 | Young Adult
Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob’s plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather’s tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn’t prepared for love&150or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn’t prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacob’s grandfather’s kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob’s grandfather’s time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery.
An ex-monk and ex-teacher, Aidan Chambers now spends his time writing and lecturing in Australia, the USA and Europe.
“Sophisticated teenage readers yearning for a wider view of life may find themselves intoxicated by this Carnegie Medal-winning novel.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review. “Moving and multilayered . . . this novel is beautifully written, emotionally touching, and intellectually challenging.” (VOYA)
Michael L. Printz Award Winner WINNER
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