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Read the companion books to Underground Soldier:

Lida and her younger sister are caught by the Nazis and separated. Lida is sent to a slave labour camp, where she works from dawn to dusk on only bread and soup, clad in one thin dress and no shoes. Even if she manages to survive the war, how will she find her sister again?

“A sensitively written page turner that teaches lessons in courage, faith, ingenuity and hard work … It is an important story.”

—The Montreal Gazette

“[A]nother compelling tale based on the slave raids Hitler conducted throughout the Soviet Union.”

—Calgary Herald

“The story is gripping and the themes powerful … an important piece of historical fiction.”

—Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, jury citation

* Silver Birch Award Winner

* Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction Finalist

* An Ontario Library Association Best Bet

* Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Finalist

* Resource Links, Best of the Year

* Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection

Nadia arrives in Canada after the end of World War II, from the Displaced Persons’ camp where she has spent the last five years. But troubling memories and dreams begin to haunt her. Who is she really? She sees images of another family, Nazi uniforms, Hitler … but can she believe what her dreams are telling her?

“[Skrypuch] takes on the Nazis’ notorious obsession with racial purity in her new novel … [She] succeeds in making some of the more horrific and lesser-known events of the Second World War accessible and engaging for younger readers.”

—Quill & Quire

“Through gripping prose … Skrypuch relates a story previously untold in children’s fiction, offering an original perspective on the Ukrainian experience during the Second World War.”

—Saskatoon StarPhoenix

* Crystal Kite Award Winner

* CLA Book of the Year for Children Finalist

* An Ontario Library Association Best Bet

* Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection

* Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Honour Book

* Resource Links, Best of the Year

* Diamond Willow Award Finalist

* Golden Oak Award Nominee

* IODE Violet Downey Recommended List