The Girls they Left Behind, by Bernice Thurman Hunter [YA Fiction]
by Melanie, entering 12th grade
Beryl, or as she likes to be called, Natalie, is a young woman growing up in Canada during World War II. You read her diary entries as she makes too many trips to train stations to say good-bye, begins work in a factory making Misquitos (airplanes) and as she corresponds with her cousin who is overseas.
This was one of the most realistic historical fiction books I have ever read. It is also a different point of view, as not many history classes focus on Canada’s involvement in World War II. A quick, easy read that is well-written.
