Helmets and Bonnets

This book is about two families who lived an ocean apart. One family lived in Germany. The book tells how their daily lives were affected under the Nazis and the Communists. It tells about a boy named Rolf growing up with an optimistic attitude. His dream was to go to the United States where he could be what he wanted and to live in freedom.

The other family lived in Midwest, USA. The book shows how the family, during the era of FDR, was affected by the Depression. A girl named Lizzy who was born in the 1940’s, was brought up to believe in God. Lizzy had enough faith to believe God would bring her a special man one day.

Rolf escaped East Germany and lived in West Germany until he came to the United States. He met Lizzy and they fell in love. Three years later, they married and started a family. Rolf and Lizzy's relationship was perfected into a sweet love. Eight years after he escaped East Germany, Rolf's life was blessed in a way he had never known.