Parallel Journeys
Parallel Journeys takes place during World War Two. It is about the lives of Helen
Waterford and Alfons Heck. The book tells both of their stories.
Helen Waterford was a Jewish girl from Germany. She lived in Frankfurt with her
mother and father. Her mother wanted Waterford to marry a wealthy man early, and
become a housewife. Waterford had other plans, she went on to study at a university.
After the war began Waterford could not continue her studies.
Alfons Heck was a boy living in Germany. He lived on a farm with his
grandmother. He had a brother who lived with his parents in another part of Germany.
Heck's life was church, school, and helping on the farm until Hitler came along. Hitler
started telling people his ideas, and Heck liked them. He was very excited to join the
Hitler Youth when he was ten years old.
Helen Waterford married Siegfried Wohlfarths. His parents did not approve of her
because of her father's nationality. Even......

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Title: Parallel Journeys
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