Cape Cod WW ll 1942 when German U-boats lurked too near
Junie\, Iggy and Allie are teenagers in East Bay, Cape Cod in 1942 during WW ll. The atmosphere of was hangs over that seaside town like a winter fog. Men leave to join the fight and the women left behind wait for their return trying to stay faithful. The three boys do their part by patrolling the beach as volunteers as U-boats create havoc to American shipping off shore. One boy comes upon a covert mission launched by a U-boat and he is placed in dire danger by a spy.
Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal.
Sometimes, vacations just don't turn out the way you hoped they would. An idyllic wilderness house boating get-a-way soon turns into a hellish nightmare...
First Place Winner in historical fiction in the Purple Dragonfly Awards for excellence in children's literature, and named a U.P. Notable Classic.
Feel like you are in the moment nearly 100 years ago with a young girl, daughter of Finnish immigr