Angelle Petta

Max Amsel and Bastian Fisher meet in the Catskills at an American-German Nazi camp in 1938. Max admires Bastian who is bigger, and stronger and the two boys become friends. There are also some stronger feelings involved, but the two young men are torn apart by family circumstances. In 1943, they meet again in Rome.
This is an interesting story of two young men from different backgrounds growing up around the events of World War II. I had no idea there were summer camps in America to instill Nazis principles back then. I had read before about the filming in Rome and how Italian Jews were saved, but the author did a nice job of tieing the two events together using Max and Bastian.
The writing flowed well, and I think this book would especially be apropos for young adult readers who could identify with Max, Bastian, and Ilsa, Bastian's sister. It's a nice read about this period of history.… (altro)