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Layson, Annelex Hofstra.

Lost childhood my life in a Japanese prison camp during World War II : a memoir / [electronic resource] : by Annelex Hofstra Layson ; with Herman J. Viola. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. - 1 online resource (111 p.) : ill.

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Before -- Gedangan -- Halmaheira -- Reunion & tragey -- Rescue -- And then -- Timeline of the war and more.

In a shockingly honest narrative, a former prisoner-of-war tells how her family, along with ten thousand other Dutch residents living in the Dutch East Indies were shipped off to internment camps where food rationing, terrible sanitary conditions, and an uncertain future were the norms for more than three years.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009

ISBN: 1426303211 9781426303210 142630322X 9781426303227

Subjects--Personal Names:
Layson, Annelex Hofstra--Childhood and youth.
Layson, Annelex Hofstra--Childhood and youth.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--Indonesia--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch.
Concentration camp inmates--Indonesia--Biography.
Child concentration camp inmates--Indonesia--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--Indonesia--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Dutch.
Concentration camp inmates--Indonesia--Biography.
Child concentration camp inmates--Indonesia--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books- OSLIS.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: D805.J3 / L34 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/175982092