Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest Quarter-Finalist

Amid the sweeping horrors of war, personal dreams are too often sacrificed. The French Girl's War, the coming-of-age journey of a motherless Jewish girl caught in the chaos of World War II, honors those that dare to hope during such a time.

Young Sophie Claveaux, burdened by a curse that threatens her loved ones, plans to leave her farm to study art in Paris. But when Germany invades Poland, France declares war and her father joins the French army.

Her dreams dashed, Sophie is sent to stay with her...