Postcards from No Man's Land

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob's plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather's tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn't prepared for love&150or 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 about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacob's grandfather's kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob's grandfather's time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Speak
Published: 06/17/2004
ISBN: 9780142401453
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.48w x 0.87d
Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 07/05/2004 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 07/05/2004

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 59981 / Postcards from No Man's Land
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16