of sixteen and forty for labor service in Germany. Ian was included in this group of men and Audrey and her mother were left to take care of each other. Ella became involved in the Resistance, a group of Dutchmen that were against the intentions of the Nazis. Audrey also did her part to help the cause. Her mother would organize various fundraisers to raise money and Audrey would participate, using her ballet abilities to entertain the war-torn (Harris 37). As the seriousness of the war became more evident each day, Audrey and Ella dove into the world of the Resistance. Audrey became one of the children that helped deliver forged identity papers and counterfeit ration cards to divers, (Allied paratroopers on reconnaissance missions, pilots and crew members of downed Allied aircraft, and escapees from POW camps in Germany) (Harris 37-38).Food became scarcer as the Germans grip on Arnhem tightened. Audreys fifteenth birthday celebration consisted of leaves of endive for an appetizer, watered-down vegetable soup, and a quarter-loaf of bread made from dried pea flour. Her mother, unable to find all the ingredients needed to bake a cake, compromised by using a bowl of wild strawberries with a candle stuck in the middle (Harris 39). Because of such scarce rations, Audrey became anemic, suffered from asthma, and had frequent chronic migraine headaches. She also missed school and ballet classes because she lacked the strength to go (Harris 39).Having avoided mishaps with the Germans since the war began, Audreys luck soon ran out. While running an errand for her mother she was ordered by a Nazi soldier to join a group of girls her age to be sent out for menial labor. Audrey, refusing to be a slave, waited until the captor was smoking a cigarette and then ran away and hid in the cellar of a bombed-out building (Harris 44-45). In the process of hiding out Audrey lost track of time and several days passed. She finally returned home, o...
