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| Genre/Form: | Biography Personal narratives, Dutch |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Annelex Hofstra Layson; Annelex Hofstra Layson |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Annelex Hofstra Layson; Herman J Viola |
| ISBN: | 1426303211 9781426303210 142630322X 9781426303227 |
| OCLC Number: | 213408614 |
| Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009 |
| Description: | 111 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Before -- Gedangan -- Halmaheira -- Reunion & tragey -- Rescue -- And then -- Timeline of the war and more. |
| Responsibility: | by Annelex Hofstra Layson ; with Herman J. Viola. |
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Abstract:
Describes about the tactics the Japanese use to dehumanize the Dutch prisoners, about the daily routine, the food, sleeping and sanitary conditions, and about the author's near-death bout with malaria. This title presents some of the horrific things she witnessed such as the extraction of parasitic worms from a prisoner's throat.
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WWII story
This is the story of a young Dutch girl living in the Dutch East Indies when the Japanese invaded. She was held prisoner for three years with her mother and grandmother in Japanese prison. It describes the inhuman conditions they had to bare.
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