num_pages: 320
description: Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. His plan is to go to Amsterdam to explore the city and honor his grandfather who died there during World War II. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn’t prepared for love—or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn’t prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say. It seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob’s grandfather’s time together blossomed into something more. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story—a story that transcends time and place and war. This extraordinary Printz-winning novel, now available in a deluxe edition with French flaps, rough-front paper, and bonus material including a new forward by the author, will be treasured for years to come.
language: English
title: Postcards from No Man's Land
titlecomplete: Postcards from No Man's Land
genres: Romance, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, War, Young Adult, Teen, Historical, World War II, LGBT
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: Speak