The Girls They Left Behind
by Bernice Thurman Hunter
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Author: Bernice Thurman HunterEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-07
ISBN: 1550419277
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
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Summary: 5 Stars
It had gotten to the point where Beryl was headed to the train station to watch another boy leave more that once a week. This was something she hated doing more than anything. It was during World War II and all of the boys were being shipped away and getting new lives, and she and the other women were left all alone. Beryl kept a diary during this time of everything that was going on. She got a job making goods for the war, because that made her feel like she was being patriotic, since she couldn't do anything bigger. She was on an assembly line making air planes, and she loved the work. She quit high school so she could work more hours. Other than a few of her friends leaving, she hadn't been too involved until her cousin, Carmen left. It was horrible and his mother was so worried about him. And that got worse when a telegram came saying of how he was missing in action. His mother became depressed, and even more so when another telegram came saying he had been presumed dead. She was immediately better when I third telegram came weeks later saying he had been found and was being shipped to a near-by hospital. A lot of her friends didn't ever come home from the war, but when Carmen finally came home, the war was just ended. Beryl didn't have to go to the train station and watch anymore boys leave. This book was really good and just about anyone would like to read it. It's good for all ages. The way it was written with the journal entries for chapters and the surprise ending when Carmen is actually alive are both good ways the author wrote this book. Also the way that Joan and Beryl were friends even before Carmen came home.
The author wrote this book with each chapter as a journal entree, to give the effect that Beryl was telling the story. This made the book much more interesting and easier to get in to. I thought this let Beryl describe herself in a way, and be a narrator. It makes the book seem more realistic because she's writing in a diary, which is where you would tell all of your true thoughts. So through this you feel like you're reading exactly what she's thinking about everything.
In this book, the ending really brings the rest of the book together. When you finish it, it makes you feel like it was really good that you read the book. When Aunt Marie received the telegram saying he was missing, the readers immediate thoughts are that he's dead, and those thoughts are confirmed when the second letter comes saying that he'd been presumed dead. The reader had almost no hope, and the author managed to bring back the character alive for a successful happy ending.
Also, the way that the author made Carmen's girlfriend, Joan Beryl's friend was a good idea. Even though you could tell that Beryl was jealous, she still thought they were really good together, and could tell that Carmen really loved her. The way that Joan and Beryl kept in touch after Carmen went missing was a sort of hint that he was going to be found. Also, it was really good how Joan was brought back in the very end and it leaves you assuming that Joan and Carmen were married.
The girls they left behind was an excellent book. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about wartime stories. It's a great book, and it's easy to get into the story line. It makes you want to finish it before you set it down. Just about any young reader would enjoy the events that take place in this book.
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