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In addition to Once We Were Home, which our First Impressions readers awarded a high average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, Jennifer Rosner is the author of The Yellow Bird Sings, another work of historical fiction that focuses on the experiences of children during World War II.
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Once We Were Home is a great title for this beautifully written and well-researched account of the lives of four children who were hidden or stolen during WWII to protect them from the Nazis and "save" them. The story follows these children for decades (1946-1968) even as they become adults with their own children. They all suffer and feel sadness as they search with hope for their birth families and real homes, following clues they uncover in their young lives (Carol S). Two Jewish children are raised by a Christian couple, go to church, and are assimilated into the Christian faith ...
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