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Constant, Constance M.

 
9781942430261: American Kid

Synopsis

For Katherine and her three American children, Greece was meant to be a one-year refuge from the late 1930’s Depression. Her husband’s family-owned orchard should have provided for their well-being, but instead embroiled them in legal debate. WWII Axis bombings of Kalamata prompted the young family to flee to the remote mountain village of Katherine’s birth, but Nazi invasion—and seemingly endless occupation of their village and their house—trapped them there until the war's end. Told through the eyes of John, Katherine’s youngest child, he shares a universal story of fear and frustration faced by all innocent civilians during war in occupied countries. American Kid is a moving recollection of Katherine’s courage, their family’s sparse village existence on Mt. Parnon, and years of fear-filled interactions with Nazi soldiers.

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À propos de l'auteur

Constance M. Constant, a graduate of Chicago’s De Paul University and a retired elementary school teacher, has always been fascinated by history. Her books reflect both her vocation and her avocation. Austin Lunch, Constant’s first book, colorfully relates how two children witnessed their hardworking immigrant parents’ integrity and resolve in enduring the Great Depression. In American Kid, Constant reveals a child's-eye-view of his courageous mother’s agony and strength of mind in struggling to ensure her American children’s survival during WWII.

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