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Donnyboy
Donald "Donnyboy" Cook is a lonely 13 year old whose family moves to a small South Dakota town in early 1945 as the War against Germany draws to a close, By chance he becomes friends with Eric, a grieving young German POW who has been brought over with 150 other prisoners to try to save a vital town bridge against a raging Missouri River. Their friendship initially costs Donnyboy the thing he loves most, but it emboldens Donnyboy to stand up to the bullies who terrorize him. And Eric's heroism against the rampaging river leads the community to rethink their blanket hatred of all Germans. Along the way, Donnyboy makes friends with several colorful classmates and falls in love with Alice Cody, the smartest, prettiest, and most prickly girl in his class. This book has received raves by both young adult and mature readers.
350 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 7, 2010
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