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The Borrowed House

Written by Hilda van Stockum

Like The Winged Watchman, The Borrowed House  covers the Resistance in Holland during World War II. It tells the story of a young German girl who is a member of the Hitler Youth who goes to live in occupied Amsterdam and comes to realize the truth about the war.


First Released: 1975, Farrar Straus

Subsequent Release: 2000, Bethlehem Books


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Category: Books for Young Adults