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Indlæser... The Artist and the Soldieraf Angelle Petta
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It's 1938. Bastian Fisher and Max Amsel meet at a Nazi-American summer camp, Siegfried. Neither boy has any idea what to do with their blooming, confusing feelings for one another. Before they can begin to understand, the pair is yanked back into reality and forced in opposite directions. Five years later, during the heart of World War II, Bastian's American army platoon has landed in Salerno, Italy. Max is in Nazi-occupied Rome where he has negotiated a plan to hire Jews as 'extras' in a movie--an elaborate ruse to escape the Nazis. Brought together by circumstance and war Bastian and Max find one another again in Rome. Exploring the true stories of Camp Siegfried, a Nazi-American summer camp in New York and the making of the film, La Porta del Cielo, which saved hundreds of lives, The Artist and the Soldier is intense, fast moving, and sheds light on largely untouched stories in American and Italian history. No library descriptions found. |
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This is an interesting story of two young men from different backgrounds growing up around the events of World War II. I had no idea there were summer camps in America to instill Nazis principles back then. I had read before about the filming in Rome and how Italian Jews were saved, but the author did a nice job of tieing the two events together using Max and Bastian.
The writing flowed well, and I think this book would especially be apropos for young adult readers who could identify with Max, Bastian, and Ilsa, Bastian's sister. It's a nice read about this period of history. ( )