I read this book several years ago as a young girl and I have never forgotten it. Tanguy is a young boy torn from his home to live in the concentration camps during WWII. A very powerful story, I have reread it several times, and I believe it ranks right up with The Diary of Anne Frank. I promise you will never forget this story and the courage this young man exhibited in order to survive during one of the bleakest and cruel periods of history. Originally I read this as a library book and I have spent several years trying to track down a copy, only to find one and then somehow lose it. I am thankful that this service exists on Amazon.com so that I may replace my copy as it is a book I will reach for again and again, and I highly recommend it
to others.

Child of Our Time is a gripping, powerful account of a child's experiences during World War II. We are with the main character Tanguy as he struggles to come to grips with a world in which he has never had control. The boy's wants in life are simple--a friend and a dog. And it is these simple things that are always being taken away from him. Despite that, he continues to persevere. Michel del Castillo illustrates the horror of war and the concentration camps in a touching, simply expressed, and emotional story.

A griping novel about the misfortunes of a young boy sent to a WWII concentration camp. His survival is aided by a compassionate concert pianist.