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Young Adult Fiction von Aidan Chambers
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Umfasst Themen wie die deutsche Besetzung der Niederlande während des Zweiten Weltkriegs
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Coming-of-Age-Geschichte mit vielschichtigen Charakteren
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Berührt Themen wie Großeltern-Enkel-Beziehungen und ungewollte Schwangerschaften
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Ein fesselnder Roman, der sich mit schwierigen Themen wie Euthanasie und Homosexualität auseinandersetzt
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.