Captive

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Pub Date Oct 28 2018 | Archive Date Oct 08 2018

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Everything is about to change for John, a 13-year-old boy who goes to live and work on a Mennonite neighbor's farm during WWII. John's father is fighting in Europe, and John finds himself impatient with Sarah, a daughter of the family, who doesn't believe in war. To make matters worse, a group of German prisoners of war arrives to work on the farm. John always keeps a sketch pad handy for drawing whenever he has a spare moment. How can John remain loyal to his father and hold onto his anger at the enemy when a POW begins to encourage his art, noticing John’s talent in a way no one ever has before? Unexpectedly, his drawings force him to make difficult decisions involving POWs, his father, and his dreams.   

Everything is about to change for John, a 13-year-old boy who goes to live and work on a Mennonite neighbor's farm during WWII. John's father is fighting in Europe, and John finds himself impatient...


Advance Praise

While his father fights oversees, John works on a neighbor’s farm beside German prisoners of war. See the enemy through John’s discerning eyes as events take a shocking turn. This compelling story of treachery, kindness, and deep feeling raises profound questions about life, art, and loyalty--and does not easily resolve them.  Well-researched and skillfully told, Captive renders a remarkable, yet largely forgotten, chapter of American life during World War II.  

--Julia Spicher Kasdorf, author Poetry in America

While his father fights oversees, John works on a neighbor’s farm beside German prisoners of war. See the enemy through John’s discerning eyes as events take a shocking turn. This compelling story of...


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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780764355516
PRICE $12.99 (USD)

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