But let's think about what kind of a relationship comes out of making someone do something."įrom there, we put on a little demonstration about what it would be like if the girls were mere puppets that I could control. "Well, yes, in some ways, it would sure be nicer. Wouldn't it be nicer if He had made them obey?" He allowed them to choose good or bad, right or wrong, didn't He?" I told her that people have lost their faith over that question, when the answers to it seemed inadequate, or wrong, or elusive.Īnd so we went back in time, back to the story of Adam and Eve, and to what God gave them. I began by telling her that she had asked an eternal question, a philosopher's question, the best question. How does one explain the problem of evil to a child? how could God let this happen? He's so good, and He could have stopped it." The other day, as we talked a bit about the Holocaust, Betsy said, "But, Mom. They're appalled, of course, but it's a slightly new experience for them - our literary heroines are usually so much more likable from the start.īut, this book has been the fuel for some amazing discussions. Because Janna has been a member of the Hitler Youth, her ideas and opinions are difficult for my girls to hear. The protagonist, Janna, is a twelve year old German girl, living in Amsterdam with her parents, in a house that has been "requisitioned" for them. I'm editing a bit as I read, and I'm careful about what I read in front of Ramona, because the subject matter is a bit more raw than the other books we've read thus far. Our current WWII read-aloud is Hilda Van Stockum's The Borrowed House which is a young adult novel, probably for ages 13-14 and up.
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