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The Enemy's Daughter

by Anne Blankman

A child caught between wartime labels and human kindness

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A child caught between wartime labels and human kindness

Set in 1915, the novel begins with Marta and her father aboard the Lusitania as they try to return to Germany. After the ship is attacked and her father is detained, Marta is left alone in enemy territory. An Irish girl and her family take her in, believing her to be Dutch; Marta must decide what to reveal while confronting the prejudice attached to her German identity. The journey from the Irish Sea to an English cathedral city gives the story a historical frame for questions of belonging, trust, and whether national enmity can account for individual acts of kindness.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in historical fiction set during the First World War.
  • Readers drawn to stories about friendship across national divisions.
  • Readers interested in a young protagonist navigating secrecy, prejudice, and displacement.

Themes

Wartime prejudiceFriendship across national divisionsDisplacement and belongingCourage and independent thought

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Book overview

In the spirit of Lauren Wolk and Ruta Sepetys comes the tale of a girl fighting her way back home after surviving the sinking of the Lusitania--and learning to think for herself rather than accept the prejudice of wartime.

The year is 1915 and the world is at war. Marta and her father are passengers on the Lusitania, desperately trying to get back home to Germany. While aboard, they must keep their identities hidden or risk being mistaken for enemy spies. Then the Lusitania is attacked by a German submarine. They just make it off the sinking ship, but her father is discovered and detained. Marta suddenly finds herself alone in enemy land.

To survive, Marta must draw upon a deep well of bravery she never knew she had. Fortunately, she meets Clare, a young Irish girl who can talk a mile a minute, and her kind family. Believing that Marta is a Dutch refugee, they welcome her into their home. She can't risk letting her new friends know she's actually from Germany--the very nation that the Irish and English are fighting against. But could these people who have shown her nothing but kindness truly be her enemy?

Sweeping from the Irish Sea to a cathedral city in England, this story shows us that friendship, especially in times of war, may be the greatest gift of all.
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