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Disguised: A Wartime Memoir

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Told in her own words, here is the true story of a girl who posed as a boy during World War II — and dared to speak up for her fellow prisoners of war.

With the Japanese army poised to invade their Indonesian island in 1942, Rita la Fontaine's family knew that they and the other Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian residents would soon become prisoners of war. Fearing that twelve-year-old Rita would be forced to act as a comfort woman for the Japanese soldiers, the family launched a desperate plan to turn Rita into Rick, cutting her hair short and dressing her in boy's clothes. Rita's aptitude for languages earned her a position as translator for the commandant of the prisoner camp, and for the next three years she played a dangerous game of disguise while advocating against poor conditions, injustice, and torture. Sixty-five years later, Rita describes a war experience like no other — a remarkable tale of integrity, fortitude, and honor.

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Told in her own words, this book offers the true story of an Indonesian girl who posed as a boy during World War II--and dared to speak up for her fellow prisoners of war.
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Paul Vogl, February 13, 2008 (view all comments by Paul Vogl)
Rita was 12 when the Japanese invaded Indonesia and she had to masquarade as a boy for her safety. Among the many nuggets in her memoir is that her command of four languages, especially Japanese, earned her the trust of a series of Japanese commanders--one of whom told Rita (or Rick, as she was known in her male disguise) that she had the authority to act in his name. Another interesting passage relates an otherwise undocumented implication of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I was cheered by her love for family and her courage in standing up for her people. And finally, there's even a tantalizing hint of the supernatural. Highly recommended.
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ISBN:
9780763633295
Subtitle:
A Wartime Memoir
Author:
De Clercq Zubli, Rit
Author:
Zubli, Rita De Clercq
Author:
Clercq Zubli, Rita La Fontaine De
Publisher:
Candlewick Press (MA)
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : General
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Children
Subject:
History - Military & Wars
Copyright:
2007
Edition Number:
2
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
366
Dimensions:
868x578x130 134
Age Level:
14-17
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