Best Friends are the Best
by Gerda Bean
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Pub Date 28 Jan 2024 | Archive Date 9 Feb 2024
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Description
It is the year 1944, and six-year-old Marie lives with her mother, father and brother in Baden-Baden, a spa town in the German Black Forest. Her home town has not been bombed and her father, an orchestra musician, has not yet left to fight in the war as German musicians were told to stay at home to keep up the people’s spirits.
But tragedy strikes in late 1944 as Marie’s father is sent to fight the Russians, and she is forced to move in with her grandmother, a pub owner in Eastern Germany. Marie becomes best friends with the girl next door and it is through their friendship that Marie is able to get through scary and uncertain times.
Together with her friends, Marie learns just how valuable true friendship is.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781805146933 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 226 |
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Featured Reviews
Samantha S, Reviewer
I loved this book! I love how it showed the importance of friendships . Not all friendships come easily. And you have to always fight for what matters in your life.
Emma D, Reviewer
This book was amazing and I simply couldn't stop reading Best Friends are the Best, I think this was really good wartime book. My favourite part was when Papa returned to the family and watched his daughter play Snow White in the her school play. I didn't like the bit where Papa ate all of the fish including the head and the tail but other than that I really enjoyed this book.
Educator 539848
Marie is six years old and lives with her parents and brother in the town of Baden-Baden in the German Black Forest.
At first her Papa isn't called up to fight, as he is a musician and is kept back to keep people's spirits up and this causes Marie some problems with others who are missing a loved one. Later, when he is called to fight, Marie, her mum and her brother, Peter, go to stay with family and Marie makes a friend.
I enjoyed this story and found bits about day to day life interesting, but I didn't really feel like the content warranted the length of the book. There isn't really much that happens and what felt like the ending, when they move again, was actually half way through and then the story seems to be mostly narration of Marie not having much going on. I also wasn't sure that she sounded much like a six year old but I enjoyed the author's writing style and the first half of the story in particular.
Stephanie F, Reviewer
Good historical fiction for middle-grade readers. It got into aspects of civilian life during WW2, without the graphic and more disturbing details present in books for older readers.
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I really enjoyed reading this book, it had a great overall feel and the characters had a great family bond. I really felt for the characters and it showed the dark elements through this time-period. Gerda Bean have a great writing style and thought the characters worked with the time-period. It uses the time-period perfectly and I'm glad I was able to read this.
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