The War Below, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
The War Below, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
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The War Below

Author: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Narrator: Kyle Tait

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/24/2024


Synopsis

This companion novel to Skrypuch's Making Bombs for Hitler follows a boy who joins the underground Ukrainian resistance in the fight against Hitler.

The Nazis took Luka from his home in Ukraine and forced him into a labor camp. Now, Luka has smuggled himself out—even though he left behind his dearest friend, Lida. Someday, he vows, he'll find her again.

But first, he must survive.

Racing through the woods and mountains, Luka evades capture by both Nazis and Soviet agents. Though he finds some allies, he never knows who to trust. As Luka makes difficult choices in order to survive, desperate rescues and guerilla raids put him in the line of fire. Can he persevere long enough to find Lida again or make it back home where his father must be waiting for him?

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch delivers another action-packed story, inspired by true events, of daring quests and the crucial decisions we make in the face of war.

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 Melanie on April 28, 2019

From the writer of Stolen Girl and Making Bombs For Hitler comes The War Below. These three books can stand alone or read together to tell the story of WWII from the perspectives of Ukrainian Lida sent to a labor camp as part of the Nazi Ostarbeiter work force (Making Bombs For Hitler), her blonde a......more

Goodreads review by Serena on November 25, 2024

it was very good! I really like books on world war 2 where the main character is either a doctor or nurse and have to help and heal people! it was a very good story and I enjoyed reading it!......more

Goodreads review by Emma on March 14, 2019

*Spoiler alert* Personal response I thought this book was really good because it showed how hard most kids had it during World War ll. I really liked the main character's ability to stand up for himself and others against the bad people. The ending really shocked me because I never would have thought......more

Goodreads review by Stacey on February 20, 2017

Underground Soldier was as equally as well-written and heart-wrenching as Stolen Child and Making Bombs for Hitler. In fact, this title hit me harder than the other two- maybe it was the vivid descriptions of being in the midst of war and battle. I would love for Skrypuch to write more about these c......more

Goodreads review by Evan on September 29, 2022

Every single one of Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s books completely wreck me and this one was no different. I ache for what happened in Ukraine/Eastern Europe during WWII. Also, I did not plan this but my reading coincided with the 81st anniversary of Babyn Yar. Another one of those things that people don......more