Gustave leaves home and friends behind when his parents move him out of Paris to a tiny village just before the Nazi occupation of Northern France begins. As the situation gets worse, Gustave learns how to deal with life's changes (being Jewish, smuggling across the demarcation line, trusting strangers) in order to help others.
This was a pretty good book. The solution to the problem is really simple (it's in the title) but it didn't undermine the writing of those tense scenes when going through the Nazi checkpoints. Although not often, I appreciate a hopeful ending with these kinds of stories.
Read Also:Hero On a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes is a similar scene set in Italy.
The Auslander by Paul Dowswell is about a German boy who sees what is happening in Poland and forms his own opinions about it. Young Adult
The Traitor by Gudrun Pausewant is about a German girl who decides to help a Russian soldier rather than turn him in. Young Adult
I want to know what sort of problem can be solved with black radishes...
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