Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders-Used John Green and while those afflicted gain

and while those afflicted gain a strange new power

Ellice just can’t shake the feeling that something is off

And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists

Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name

and to create meaning

Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders-Used John Green and while those afflicted gainOn one extraordinary day in 1940, Miriam Talan's comfortable life is shattered. While she gives birth to her second child, a son she and her husband, Max, name Monya, the Soviets invade the Baltic state of Latvia and occupy the capital city of Riga, her home. Because the Talans are Jewish, the Soviets confiscate Max's business and the family's house and bank accounts, leaving them with nothing. Then, the Nazis arrive. They kill Max and begin to round