This story is about two teenage girls, Julie and Maddie, during World War II. The first half of the story is told by Julie who has been captured and imprisoned by the Nazi's. The second half of the story is told by Maddie, who Julie believed to be dead. Maddie joins the resistance group Damask. Damask sets up an ambush to rescue Julie, but the ambush goes awry, so Maddie ends up shooting Julie so that she will not be at the hands of the Nazi's.
This is another great work of historical fiction. The plot is unique in that it is about girls fighting in World War II, rather than men. I think that aspect alone would draw female readers to this book. The girls' personalities and the plot are deeply developed through the use of their thoughts, their actions, their memories and their writing.
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