Someone named Eva
by Joan Wolf
Published: New York : Clarion, 2007. 272 pages.
Reading Appeal: Young Adult
Eye-opening Heart-breaking
This moving and haunting story is about an 11 year old girl called Milada, who grew up in a small village called Lidice, Czechoslovakia. Milada's family is torn apart when the German Nazis attack her village in 1942.
Milada is selected for the Lebensborn program by the Nazis because she has blonde hair and blue eyes, the much admired Aryan features that Hiltler promotes as the "proper German" features. Milada is kidnapped and transported to a school in Poland. Her named is changed to Eva, she is taught to speak German and groomed to be adopted by a German family. However, Milada/Eva is a clever young girl and she despite her traumatic experiences she never forgets her true name and her family history.
Masterfully written Fascinating Memorable
...I guarantee this fast paced novel will keep you glued to the pages from beginning to end...
Novelist
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