HUNGER JOURNEY
By: De Vries, Maggie
"First, that is a lie. You are not trying to take a train to Germany. Second,
your papers are false. Do you think you can trump up false papers and just walk
onto one of our trains?" (Hunger Journeys) It's World War Two in Amsterdam. Lena
leaves her starving family to travel by train with her friend Sofie to Almelo, a
town close to the German border, in search of food. It's a risky plan. The girls
have false papers and are quickly pulled off the train by German soldiers. Only
by fluke do they get back on again'with the help of Albert, one of the soldiers.
After Lena discovers that the train had also been used to transport Jews to
concentration camps, she fears her new friendship with the well-meaning Albert
may lead her into more danger. Sofie, too, befriends a soldier, a relationship
that quickly turns serious and has unfortunate consequences for both girls. TitlePeek
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