He set limits for the boy and as such, was someone Max/Tony could respect whether they turned out to truly be brothers or not. He was so patient and kind, no matter Max/Tony did, but he wasn’t a pushover. Speaking of likable characters, Dym was wonderful too. By the end of the book, I actually did find him likable. Again, this was because his behavior was realistic and understandable. I mean, how would YOU feel if you were a young child taken away from the place you thought was your home and told everything you ever knew, from your heritage to your ideology, was a lie? I think you’d behave much the way Max/Tony did, with anger, confusion, and rebellion! Even with Max/Tony acting out the way he did, I never disliked him. I thought the way his reactions to things were portrayed was very realistic and even understandable, in a way. It was interesting to see this story from the perspective of a young boy who was raised in the Nazi ideology as he dealt with being made to live in an English home with people who claimed to be his real family. We see the majority of the events in the book from Max/Tony’s perspective as he and the reader discover the truth about his identity. One of those airmen, Dym Ingleford, believes “Max” may actually be Tony, Dym’s baby brother who was kidnapped years ago, never to be seen again except in the occasional photo mailed to their family by the guilt-ridden kidnapper (hence the reason they know what he looks like). How about I use a synopsis as a jumping off point: This is a story about a young German prisoner named Max Eckermann, who gets captured by British airmen. Once again, I feel the need to kick myself for being judgmental because this is yet another children’s book that is great for all ages! I don’t want to say so much about it that I give away spoilers because this is a great story to go into blind and feel all the feels as they come. It looked interesting and I like historical fiction, but with it being labeled as a children’s book, it sat on my want to read list for several months before I tried to find it. I had never heard of “Enemy Brothers” or its author, Constance Savery, until one of my writer friends recommended it to me. More people should read this wonderful story!!!
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