My Name Was Fientje

By Faye Adam

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965927407
• ISBN13: 9780965927406
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Pulpit Rock Pr
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Couldn't Put it Down!

This book kept me so interested that I kept on reading throughout the night! I have been reading several survivors' books lately and find this one by Faye Adam to be one of my favorites. I had read previously that the people of Holland hated the Nazis and their beliefs. Holland is one of the countries with the highest number of Gentiles hiding Jews during the war. The author's book seems to illustrate that. It would also lend itself greatly to Middle School study. The only reason I rated it 4 stars as opposed to 5 is the skimming over of large chunks of time (months, years). However, you never lose the sense of what is happening to the author and her family.

Good People Make a Difference

This book reads like a fast-paced novel. It is not only a look at one child's life during the German occupation of Holland, it is an inspiration to anyone who faces overwhelming odds. The author has written this work in such a way that it touches the hearts of readers from the age of 11 to 80. Middle school teachers would find this an excellent outside reading resource in both the Language Arts and History curriculums. The author is a living tribute to the good people who put their lives on the line to save hers.