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In the final months of World War II, war orphan Chris narrowly avoids capture by the Peoples' Police. His aunt Sabine decides it is time for him to leave East Germany and seek safety in America. Chris infiltrates the border, traveling "under the wire" to reach his future. Upon arrival, he confronts unforeseen personal dilemmas: former soldier Larry, who raised him, wants him living with him as a son, while Larry’s wife Denise is hesitant to accept the boy into their household. Chris’s journey is one of survival, hope, and the search for belonging amid the turmoil of postwar displacement.
First publish date: 1959
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Margot Benary-Isbert
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