The book starts out with her and her friends hanging out on her 11th birthday and milada receives a. In 1942, elevenyearold milada is taken from her home in. Grade k1 grade 23 grade 45 grade 68 grade 910 grade 1112. Inspired by real events, this fascinating novel sheds light on a littleknown aspect of the nazi agenda and movingly portrays a young girls struggle to hold on to her identity. If you enjoy historical fiction, someone named eva is the book for you. Goodreads members who liked someone named eva also liked. There is also a long authors note at the end of the book explaining the events that took place in lidice and afterwards. The family of six this story is about there is milada, babichka, mama, papa, anechka, and jaroslav. Wolf 2009, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Someone named eva through the looking glass childrens. She lives in lidice, czechoslovakia with her family.
In the second school, milada and ruzha, one of milada s classmates, are brought to a room full of children with lightcolored eyes and blonde hair. Find books like someone named eva from the worlds largest community of readers. Sep 01, 2009 someone named eva ebook written by joan m. In 1942, in the small czech town of lidice, 11yearold milada has just finished celebrating her birthday when soldiers march into town in the. Narrator 1 milada narrator 2 terezie narrator 3 jaro mama papa babichka terezies mother hana ruzha zelenka karel narrator 2. Asked in childrens books who is the author of someone named eva. Someone named eva indianapolis public library overdrive. What does eva milada find out about her father and brothers fate. Jun 15, 2009 someone named eva paperback june 15 2009 by joan m. Someone named eva tells elevenyearold miladas story after shes separated from. Milada is given a new name, eva, but she strives to keep her real identity as well as her memories intact, in fulfillment of her grandmothers wish, and hangs on to the only object that reminds her of home, her grandmothers jeweled pin. Her life is blissful and peaceful, as the only effect the war has had in her small town is food rations for sweets and sugar. When hitlers forces occupy her country, milada and other children who fit the aryan profile are potential kidnap. I thought this book was a great book to assign your class to sum up the world war ii lesson.
The book is centered around elevenyearold milada who was taken from her home because she looks like an aryan raced child. Someone named eva and millions of other books are available for instant access. Milada is given a new name, eva, but she strives to keep her real identity as well as her memories intact, in fulfillment of her grandmothers wish, and hangs on to the only object that. This is the story of elevenyearold milada who after her training becomes eva. Its 1942, and hitler seeks revenge on the village due to the attempts of freedom fighters to end his activities. Plot summary milada lives in lidice, czechoslovakia with her parents, siblings, and her grandmother. Someone named eva and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Inspired by true events remember who you are milada. She is milada, who lives with her mama and papa, her borther and sister, and her.
It is the summer of 1942 and milada and her best friend terezie are planning terezies coming eleventh birthday. Wolfs research for someone named eva took her to the czech republic, where her greatgrandmother was born. Milada, a young czechoslovakian girl, lives in the time of world war ii. Someone named eva king county library system overdrive. It reminds me of number the stars in that they are both fiction works based on real events. Wolf a gripping tale of one girls struggle against the nazis. This script comes from the novel, someone named eva by joan m. Someone named eva belongs firmly in the latter camp. Eva is really milada a young czech girl who has blond hair and.
Wolf takes a look at a part of world war ii that i never knew about. Milada is given a new name, eva, but she strives to keep her real identity as well as her memories intact, in fulfillment of her grandmothers wish, and. In 1942, elevenyearold milada is taken from her home in lidice. During the middle of the night nazi soldiers storm her house and take her and her family. From amazon i read this book as part of my middle school english reading program. Milada is frightened by the nazis who turned her into eva, but stands by what her family taught her. Inspired by real events, this fascinating novel sheds light on a littleknown aspect of the nazi agenda and movingly portrays a young girls struggle to. She is milada, who lives with her mama and papa, her borther and sister, and her beloved babichka.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read someone named eva. Nov 14, 2017 someone named eva is a book about world war 2 and is based in the year 1942. After breakfast, fraulein kruger led us back to the sleeping room instead of taking us to home economics lessons. Milada is given a new name, eva, but she strives to keep her real identity as well as her memories intact, in fulfillment of her grandmothers wish, and hangs on to. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Someone named eva is a young adult novel by joan m. Before she loses everything, milada is a normal, happy girl.
In joan wolfs novel, someone named eva, this is exactly what happens to eleven year old milada. Books similar to someone named eva someone named eva. Then the nazis send milada to a lebensborn center in poland, and milada quickly discovers that holding on to her true identity will be the greatest struggle of her young life. She just celebrated her 11th birthday in may of 1942. My opinion for the book called someone named eva is a mix of good and bad. Wolf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Milada s grandmother says these words on the night the nazi soldiers come to their home in czechoslovakia. Milada with the sunkissed hair, eleven years old, fastest runner in her school.
Read and download ebook someone named eva pdf public ebook library someone named eva by joan m. Sep 30, 2011 someone named eva is the devastating tale of a young girl whose identity is threatened by the allconsuming sweep of nazi aggression. She was blonde, blueeyed and was taken from her family to. Buy a cheap copy of someone named eva book by joan m. Someone named eva is the devastating tale of a young girl whose identity is threatened by the allconsuming sweep of nazi aggression. Someone named eva is about a girl named milada that lives in czechoslovakia, europe when they are taken for interrogation by the nazis which work for adolf hitler and the nazis arrest everyone in. Milada the heroine of someone named eva, a fictional story inspired by true events and written by joan m. Just a few days before the special day, in the middle of the night, nazi soldiers bang on the door of milada s house.
Milada is given a new name, eva, but she strives to keep her real identity as well as her. A gripping tale of one girls struggle against the nazis. Milada s grandmother says these words on the night the nazi soldiers. Then the nazis send milada to a lebensborn center in. Milada is torn from her family and turned into someone very different. Someone named eva a gripping tale of one girls struggle against the nazis. She is given a new name, eva, and trained to become the perfect german citizen, to be the hope of germanys future and to forget she was ever a czech girl named milada.
Someone named eva ive read quite a bit of historical fiction set in nazi europe, but someone named eva by joan m. Buy the paperback book someone named eva by joan m. But then come the nazis, tearing her from her familys arms and leaving her with little but her grandmothers lingering words. I noticed, with a sense of dread, that the door was closed. The nazis killed them on the night they were taken. Someone named eva is narrated in the first person by milada, enabling wolf to take two otherwise complicated and horrific subjects and present them in a very simple straightforward way, ideal for younger readers.
What did eva milada lose when she was fighting with elspeth. This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Wolfis another beautiful child with blonde hair and blue eyes. Milada is then separated because of her blond hair and blue eyes, although she isnt sure why this is of importance yet. Someone named eva is a book about world war 2 and is based in the year 1942. Renamed eva, milada is part of a system intent upon turning her into a good german citizen. Someone named eva is about a girl named milada that lives in czechoslovakia, europe when they are taken for interrogation by the nazis which work. Wolf historical fiction ages 9 to 12 clarion books, 2007, 0618535799 it is the summer of 1942 and milada and her best friend terezie are planning terezies coming eleventh birthday. Milada, with the sunkissed hair, eleven years old, fastest runner in her school. It concentrates on the life of milada, an elevenyearold czech girl who lives. She is given a new name, eva, and trained to become the perfect german citizen, to be the hope of germanys futureand to forget she was ever a czech girl named milada.
Milada, who is not jewish, resents her blond hair and blue eyes, knowing these are the reason she is chosen. Someone named eva through the looking glass childrens book. Science fiction adventure biography nonfiction fiction mystery poetry. Inspired by real events, this fascinating novel sheds light on a. Milada, milada, milada, i said to myself, letting the syllables dance in my head in time to my chewing. Joan m wolf from her home in lidice, czechoslovakia, in 1942, elevenyearold milada is taken with other blond, blueeyed children to a school in poland to be trained as proper germans for adoption by german. It concentrates on the life of milada, an elevenyearold czech girl who lives during world war ii, after hitler annexes czechoslovakia during the years 19421945.