num_pages: 336
description: Jacob Todd is abroad on his own, visiting his grandfather’s grave at the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem in Amsterdam. There, he meets elderly Geertrui, who tells an extraordinary story of love and betrayal, which completely overturns Jacob’s view of himself and his country, and leads him to question his place in the world. Jacob’s story is paralleled in time by the events of the dramatic day in World War II when retreating troops were sheltered by Geertrui’s family.
language: English
title: Postcards From No Man's Land
titlecomplete: Postcards From No Man's Land
genres: Historical, Young Adult, World War II, Teen, LGBT, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 2597
places: Amsterdam
series: The Dance Sequence
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Michael L. Printz Award, name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: North East Teenage Book Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Red Fox