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Saturday, February 3, 2018

The Boat Runner - Review

The Boat Runner 🌟🌟🌟🌟
by Devin Murphy  
Published September 2017 by Harper Perennial  


Jacob Koopman comes of age when the Nazis come to Holland, Rotterdam is flooded, and his brother is lost.  Soon he will lose others and be taken under his Uncle Martin's  wing, something both educational and dangerous.  Martin has to be my favorite character, after Jacob.  He runs his boat  through the North Sea to help the Germans, but with friends like Martin, the Germans won't  know what hit them.  A ruthless plotter against the enemy, his teachings and love for Jacob ultimately  help Jacob to not only survive but to help others survive as well.

My first WWII book from the Dutch perspective and it's  a good one.  I heartily recommend.