Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse

Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful novel in verse for 9-12 year olds based on American history presents the perspectives of Claire, a Midwestern girl who longs to finish high school and become a nurse as she worries for her soldier brother, and Karl, a German POW who’s processing the war as he works on Claire’s family farm.