After the war ends, Henk learns that the Dutch family who sheltered him from Nazi soldiers is not his birth family. This sensitive historical novel follows a child facing questions of memory, belonging, and identity in postwar Holland.
Author: Vera W. Propp
Illustrator: Dan Andreasen
Publisher: Puffin Books
Year published: 2001
Number of pages: 112
Language: English
Original language: English
Original title: When the Soldiers Were Gone
Recommended age: 8–12
ISBN: 9780698118812