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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Barker, Michelle, 1964-     Subjects     World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Juvenile fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Juvenile fiction.     Prisoners of war -- France -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.     Prisoners of war -- Juvenile fiction.     France -- Juvenile fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Barker, Michelle, 1964-       by title:      A year of borrowed m...       by call number:      FICTION BAR     Search the Web     Barker, Michelle, 1964-     World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Juvenile fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Juvenile fiction.     Prisoners of war -- France -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.     Prisoners of war -- Juvenile fiction.     France -- Juvenile fiction.       MARC Display

A year of borrowed men / by Michelle Barker ; illustrated by Renné Benoit. by Barker, Michelle, 1964- Pajama Press, c2015. Call #: FICTION BAR Subjects World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile fiction.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Juvenile fiction.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Juvenile fiction.   Prisoners of war -- France -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.   Prisoners of war -- Juvenile fiction.   France -- Juvenile fiction. ISBN:  9781927485835 Description:  1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 23 cm. Notes:  This picture book covers a unique experience not typically explored in picture books for children. The author's mother Gerda lived in Germany during World War II, and hosted three French prisoners of war who were sent there to work on their large farm. Although their neighbors kept a watchful eye on the prisoners and how Gerda's family treated them, Gerda feels sorry for them and wants to treat them compassionately. When the family shares a meal with them at their kitchen table, there are repercussions, and the family must keep its kindness hidden. Still, they find a way to treat their enemies as friends, and Gerda even makes them some Christmas tree ornaments from catalog pages. The watercolor, colored pencil, and pastel illustrations are filled with warmth and depict simple acts of kindness that must have made all the difference in the world to these men. An afterword with actual photographs of the farm and Gerda's family adds even more poignancy to this story, first published in Canada. These "borrowed men" brought some joy to the life of Gerda and her siblings while making sure their farm was producing the resources needed by others. Sadly, the family lost two of its own borrowed men to the war machine, Gerda's father and her brother. This book would be a wonderful addition to a classroom collection of war books as well as one devoted to compassion and the small acts that can make a difference. It might be interesting to pair it with Lita Judge's One Thousand Tracings. Summary:  When World War II borrows the men in six-year-old Gerda s family, the German government sends them three new men in return: Gabriel, Fermaine, and Albert, French prisoners of war who must sleep in an outbuilding and work the farm until the war is over. Gerda knows they are supposed to treat the men as enemies, but it doesn t seem fair. Can't they invite them into the warm house for one meal? What harm could it do to be friendly? Writing from her mother s childhood memories of Germany during World War II, Michelle Barker shares the story of one family's daring kindness in a time of widespread anger and suspicion. Renne Benoit's illustrations bring warmth to the era, showing the small ways in which a forbidden friendship bloomed: good food, a much-loved doll, a secret Christmas tree. Family photographs and an Author s Note give further insight into the life of Gerda, the little girl who proved that it isn't so far from Feinde (enemies) to Freunde (friends). Genre:  Canadian fiction, Juvenile. School age picture book. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library School Age Picture Books FICTION BAR Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library School Age Picture Books FICTION BAR Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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