auf Wiedersehen means: Good-bye, farewell, until we meet again. This is something Christa at a very young age learned again and again. It was during WWII in Germany and Christa’s family was always on the move trying to stay safe. Christa’s dad served in the German Army, her mother is left to take care of Christa and her sister. This book, is Christa’s story.
This book was a look into a sad time of war, poverty, and hardships. Through Christa’s young eyes, we experience what it was like to be a part of this world that should have been a time of innocence for her. Christa never knew how long they would be staying at a place or where there next move would be. Sleeping on beds of straw, and eating whatever could be made available (including a beloved pet horse), as a reader we get a real feel of what this life must have been like.
What I found almost refreshing is that book was not a heavy read. There are lighter moments of Christa and other children putting on a puppet show, there are moments that made me smile. What this book was is a read about WWII that could easily be a Young Adult read.
My Amazon Rating
Book Journey 2010 reading map has been updated to include auf Wiedersehen
Rumor has it that Germany has fantastic coffee… while mostly imported – they do brew a good cup. A place to start for your own taste would be Berhard Benecke Coffee
142 pages
Cover Story: I like the cover, I think it is a good look at what you are going to get within this book, while you see the girl she is not afraid, she is holding the puppet and smiling.
I received my book for review from author Christa Holder Ocker
Book Journey 
Seems like a good, fitting title.
I think so too Hannah, it was sad to read about how life was for Christa then, but she writes with an upbeat, matter of fact manner.
That’s nice to hear.
This sounds like a good read!
Laurel I like to learn things about wars, other countries, history… this book covered all three of these areas.
It does sound like it could have been a heavy book, especially with having to eat a pet, but interesting that the author made it still light.
She did a nice job Ladytink – I think because it was from her perspective as a child she writes with almost a childs view. I likes that about the book.
This sounds like one that I would really enjoy. Thanks for pointing it out to us Sheila!
Sure Jo-Jo 😀
This seems to be a view of WWII Germany we don’t often get. Rarely to we get a look at what it must have been like for the “common man” during the war – not the soldiers, not the underground, not the Jews in the ghettos or the concentration camps. It is a view we should have to help complete the picture of those years.
Thanks for bringing this book to my attention.
Sure Pat 😀
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