![]() Could she really have something in common with a German soldier? Claire wants nothing to do with the enemies in the orchard, until she begins to notice soft-spoken, hardworking Karl. It's October 1944, and while Claire's older brother, Danny, is off fighting in World War II, her dad hires a group of German POWs to help with the apple harvest on their farm. ![]() This poignant and moving story of an unlikely connection will stay with readers long after the final page. ![]() ![]() Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on American history presents the dual perspectives of Claire, a Midwestern girl who longs to finish high school and become a nurse even as she worries for her soldier brother, and Karl, a German POW who's processing the war as he works on Claire's family farm. ![]()
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