Into the Darkness

Reis door de nacht #1

by Anne de Vries

Translated from the Dutch.

Genres: Historical Fiction, War, Young Adult, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Dutch writer of children's books and regional novels,

De Vries is mostly known for his two books about Bartje Bartels a boy who lives in Drenthe, a rural province in the Northern part of the Netherlands.

After the second world war he wrote a youth novel about the Dutch resistance during the German occupation.

Reviews

[Mirjam · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Lara Lleverino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story for late elementary to early middle school readers about the German invasion of The Netherlands during WW2. This is book one in a four part series. The story follows the point of view of 15 year old John de Boer whose family is caught separated in three different cities by the German invasion. The story has great examples of family love and consideration. How to deal with trails. What it means to trust God in times of persecution. The appendix gives a great short history and geography lesson along with a nice map. This would be a great read along with Anne Frank and before Corrie Ten Booms Books.

[Harry Nijkamp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Allemaal jeugdherinneringen, blijft mooi om te lezen

[Jerre Maas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tijdloos.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

John and his family find out that the Germans are trying to invade the Netherlands, and that there is now war. He and his family go to Schevenagen to pick up the rest of their family who have been staying with relatives. Then the Germans bomb Rotterdam, and the family travels home. They experience the horror and destruction of war.
This book was pretty good. I thought it would bore me, but I actually found myself enjoying it. I learned how terrrible war is and how thankful I am that I didn't live during that time.