From the Bookshelf of Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library…

[close] This is the book we are discussing at our January 22nd book group meeting. We meet every 4th Sunday of the month at 3 PM at the library.
Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf. Remember who you are, Milada. Remember where you are from. Always. Milada’s grandmother says these words on the night the Nazi soldiers come to their home in Czechoslovakia...the Nazis take Milada away from her family and send her to a Lebensborn center in Poland. There she is told she fits the Aryan ideal: her blond hair and blue eyes are the right color; her head and nose, the right size. She is renamed Eva and trained to become the perfect German citizen, to be the hope of German’s future—and to forget that she was ever a Czech girl named Milada. Inspired by real events, this fascinating novel sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Nazi agenda and movingly portrays a young girl’s struggle to hold on to her identity and her hope in the face of a regime intent on destroying both. This is a children's novel, but there is plenty to discuss for readers of all ages. Published in 2007, 200 pages. Books are available for participants to borrow, and will be distributed at each session for the upcoming month’s discussion. Registration required. Call 785-580-4540 or sign up in person at the reference desk