Showing results for "WAR" in Coming of Age

When plunging enrollment forces two rival high schools to merge, two class presidents must work together to make the schools unite. But when a mutual crush emerges, they'll both have to figure out what they want and where their loyalties lie before they become the most hated people at school...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The thrilling romance of young Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler continues in the sizzling sequel to Alex & Eliza: A Love Story. 1781. Albany, New York. As the war for American independence rages on, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler begin their new life...

Germany, 1945. Ever since Anton Kohler first heard the vibrant sound of the violin, he's dreamed of mastering the instrument. But when his father dies, the 15-year-old must give up his passion to support his seven younger siblings. As the Russian army marches closer to his hometown, Anton and his best friend Gerhard are pulled from their families and forced to help defend their home in a last desperate stand. When Anton witnesses the slaughter of concentration camp prisoners, he vows to escape the war and find a way home....

Er sitzt am Straßenrand, abgerissen, krank und verstört durch seine Erlebnisse im KZ. So finden ihn befreite französische Kriegsgefangene auf dem Weg nach Hause und nehmen den Elfjährigen mit. Bevor sie die französische Grenze überqueren, schärfen sie ihm ein, seinen Namen und seine Herkunft nicht zu verraten. In Frankreich darf niemand merken, dass er Deutscher ist. Dort hassen sie die Deutschen, schärfen sie ihm ein. Er darf kein Deutsch sprechen und muss auf der Hut sein, auch im Kinderheim.