When I
received this book from “Blogging for Books” I was excited to start it knowing
it was something different from what I’ve ever read. I’ve read many historical
fiction books, but this one was different. The story was told from the
perspective of a ten-year old boy in World War II. But it’s not your average
World War II story. This one is quite different from any I’ve read before. It
follows ten-year old Jeremiah living in the Dutch East Indies with his family. Jeremiah
lives a pretty peaceful and comfortable life for a ten-year old boy. Until the Japanese
invade. Little did he know his life
would be changing dramatically very soon. Jeremiah and his family are sent
to a camp to live at, but his father and older brother are separated from the
rest on them. He is alone with his mother and younger siblings. He feels as if he should take the position of
his father and older brother since they were separated. In the camp
they experience starvation, and cruel treatment. But in the middle of all the chaos
Jeremiah somehow finds a way to learn more about his mother he loves so dearly.
A
great coming of age story. I give it four out of five stars.
I received this book from Blogging for Books
for this review.
