Book description
A remarkable true story of love, loss, strength, and resistance told through the eyes of a German girl turned courageous young woman named Waltraud.
The Nazis tried to break her. But her very name means strength.
Germany 1937. Waltraud isn't like the other German girls. She got her feisty, independent…
Why read it?
1 author picked Waltraud as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have always wondered how children in war-torn countries coped—what they thought, how they lived, and what their days were like. I found my answer here, a remarkable book about a rebellious child growing up in Nazi Germany, forced to outwardly conform while feeling something entirely different inside.
I met the author, Tammy, online when she first published this story about her mother. I deeply admire her courage and her commitment to preserving personal histories. Waltraub became a friend I never knew, making this book an unforgettable read.
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