American Kid - Softcover

Constant, Constance M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942430264 ISBN 13: 9781942430261

Publisher: Year of the Book Press, 2016

Synopsis

For Katherine and her three American children, Greece was meant to be a one-year refuge from the late 1930’s Depression. Her husband’s family-owned orchard should have provided for their well-being, but instead embroiled them in legal debate. WWII Axis bombings of Kalamata prompted the young family to flee to the remote mountain village of Katherine’s birth, but Nazi invasion—and seemingly endless occupation of their village and their house—trapped them there until the war's end. Told through the eyes of John, Katherine’s youngest child, he shares a universal story of fear and frustration faced by all innocent civilians during war in occupied countries. American Kid is a moving recollection of Katherine’s courage, their family’s sparse village existence on Mt. Parnon, and years of fear-filled interactions with Nazi soldiers.

About this title

About the Author:

Constance M. Constant, a graduate of Chicago’s De Paul University and a retired elementary school teacher, has always been fascinated by history. Her books reflect both her vocation and her avocation. Austin Lunch, Constant’s first book, colorfully relates how two children witnessed their hardworking immigrant parents’ integrity and resolve in enduring the Great Depression. In American Kid, Constant reveals a child's-eye-view of his courageous mother’s agony and strength of mind in struggling to ensure her American children’s survival during WWII.

About this edition

• Publisher: Year of the Book Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1942430264
• ISBN 13: 9781942430261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 358