Trapped in Hitlers Web, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Trapped in Hitlers Web, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
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Trapped in Hitler's Web

Author: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Narrator: Lauren Ezzo

Unabridged: 11 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2020

Synopsis

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (author of Making Bombs for Hitler and Stolen Girl) delivers a gripping story about the bonds of friendship forged in the perils of war.In the grip of World War II, Maria has realized that her Nazi-occupied Ukrainian town is no longer safe. Though she and her family might survive, her friend Nathan, who is Jewish, is in grave danger. So Maria and Nathan flee -- into the heart of Hitler's Reich in Austria.There, they hope to hide in plain sight by blending in with other foreign workers. But their plans are disrupted when they are separated, sent to work in different towns.With no way to communicate with Nathan, how can Maria keep him safe? And will they be able to escape Hitler's web of destruction?

About Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is the acclaimed author of more than twenty books, including Dear Canada: Prisoners in the Promised Land, Stolen Child, Making Bombs for Hitler, Underground Soldier, and Don't Tell the Enemy. She has won many awards for her work and is one of Canada's most respected authors of historical fiction for young people. Much of Marsha's writing focuses on stories from her Ukrainian heritage, and she has been presented with the Order of Princess Olha by the President of Ukraine and named a Canadian Ukrainian Woman of Distinction. Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

So often WW II books are told from the vantage point of Great Britain, France, or Germany. So often points further east are not given the attention that this new title does. In it we read the story of Maria and her experiences on a work farm in Austria. Posters plastered around her village in the Uk......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

Marsha F. Skrypuch’s story of Krystia in “Don’t Tell the Nazis” is augmented with her sister’s experience in “Trapped in Hitler’s Web,” but both books can be read as a stand alone novels. Maria has escaped their Nazi invaded town with her best friend Nathan who has taken on the identity of a decease......more

Goodreads review by Gabriele

Great sequel to "Don't tell the Nazis." The book let me journey along with Maria and Nathan, middle-grade age children, who bravely and naively, volunteer to be labourers for the Third Reich. I grew quite attached to Maria and her difficult situation. Later, I appreciated the afterword where the aut......more

Goodreads review by Alex

It's October 1942 and Ukraine is now occupied by Nazi soldiers, having already defeated the Soviet occupiers. Maria Fediuk, 11, has just made the difficult decision, at her friend Nathan's urging, to leave her home in Viteretz and travel to the German Reich. There, she hopes to get a job so that she......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

i loved it! one thing i love about marsha’s writing is that it tells the lesser known stories of wwll, and this was one of them. you can learn so much from her books! i finished the book in two days, and it was an excellent read. would definitely recommend!......more

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