Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Rob
Currie and his new book, “Hunger Winter”! For other stops on his Goddess Fish
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Hunger Winter
by Rob Currie
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GENRE: MG Historical Fiction
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BLURB:
It's
the Netherlands in late 1944. Thirteen-year-old Dirk's Papa left to fight with
the Resistance. Then Mama died. When the Gestapo snatched his older sister and
he learned they were coming for him next, Dirk left home in the middle of the
night. He had his pockets stuffed with food, his little sister asleep in his
arms, and his heart heavy with a dark secret.
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EXCERPT TWO:
“Your
sentence has been determined,” he said.
Wrapping
her tattered blanket around her shoulders, Els trudged down the hall, following
other prisoners. Outside, the chilly breeze flapped her blanket, and she
clutched it tighter. Guards formed the captives in a row, in front of a brick
wall. More guards stood on the opposite side of the courtyard with rifles.
“Nooo!”
cried a man next to Els. “They’re going to—”
“Halt
die Klappe” a soldier shouted. A light rain fell. Els put her hand on the
shoulder of the man who had cried out. His weeping intensified. “Noo!” he
cried, looking around as if appealing to some unseen authority.
“You
are all guilty of crimes against the Third Reich,” an officer announced. “You
have been sentenced, and now you will pay for what you have done.”
He
looked at the soldiers. “Ready,” he shouted above the din of prisoners begging
for mercy. The soldiers clutched their rifles.
Els
cleared her throat and sang as loudly as she could in her weakened condition,
“Grant that I may remain brave, your servant for always,” she began. Several
prisoners joined her in singing the national anthem. “And may defeat the
tyranny which pierces my heart.”
“Ready!”
the officer shouted again.
Thunder
boomed and the rain fell harder. It wasn’t supposed to end like this. The
Gestapo was supposed to realize Els would never talk, and they’d release her.
And then she’d somehow find Dirk.
“Aim,”
the officer said. The soldiers raised their rifles.
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GUEST POST:
Five Reasons You Should Read My Book:
The
first reason to read Hunger Winter is because it reveals the largely
unknown true story of how the Nazis tried to starve the Dutch into submission
during WWII. Without food or fuel the desperate Dutch pried up every other
stair step to throw in the fireplace and resorted to eating tulip bulbs. By the
end of the war, they were reduced to 300 calories per day. As a result,
thousands starved or froze to death.
A
second reason is the Dutch had a unique relationship with the Germans. Early in
the war, Hitler ordered German soldiers to be friendly with the Dutch. Partly
as a result, 20,000 Dutch citizens volunteered to fight in the German army.
A
third reason is that public libraries around the country have purchased the
book. This includes libraries in Chicago, New York City, Kansas City, Miami,
Evansville, Dallas, Seattle, Sacramento, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Milwaukee,
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, Dallas, and many more.
A
fourth reason is that the reader response is very strong. Ten-year-old Frank
got the book and read it in two days. While I wrote the book for kids, many
adults are enjoying it, too. Karen is a grandma. She read the book and “kept
staying up later than I should have because I wanted to know what would happen
next. I had no idea he was such a good writer.” Mike is in his late fifties and
said that Hunger Winter is the first book he has read all the way
through since he graduated from college.
The
fifth reason is that 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Life
conspired to get Rob Currie to
write Hunger Winter: A World War II Novel. His father is a World War II
veteran and his wife is Dutch. An award-winning author, it was only a matter of
time before he would focus his writing on World War II. Research for Hunger
Winter included numerous books, interviews with Dutch WWII survivors, and
three weeks in the Netherlands. His investigation revealed astonishing details
about the Dutch experience of the war, which begged to be turned into a book.
Born
and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, he graduated from Cornerstone University
and went on to earn a master's degree and doctorate in psychology from St.
Louis University. He has taught psychology at Judson University since 1987. His
hobbies include playing basketball, cooking, and writing poetry.
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Email:
rcurrie@judsonu.edu
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Rob will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a
randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Rob ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ally. It's good to be here. Thanks for posting my book.
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteDid you have input on the cover of the book?
ReplyDeleteI asked the publisher to add the words "A World War II Novel."
DeleteThey designed it though. I like it because it fits with the story content. The artist took the time to read the story.
Sounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rita.
DeleteI like the cover
ReplyDeleteThank you Gwendolyn. I have heard stories of authors unhappy with their book cover, but I like mine a lot.
DeleteThanks so much for sharing a book description and giveaway also. Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. I'm glad you found it interesting. I just talked to a teacher yesterday whose starting to read it. She's enjoying it so much that now her husband is going to read it when she finishes.
Deletestory sounds good
ReplyDeleteSo kind of you to say that, Lynn. Thank you. A reader who just finished the book described it as "a page turner."
DeleteI enjoyed your guest post. It was informative.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read your book.
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