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About
Francesca Greaves
Books
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The Son of Nobody
The true story of one boy's courage, sacrifice and bravery. Steven Nemeth is an orphan in wartime Europe, where children without families are treated as expendable. While others are shielded, he is overlooked, pushed aside, and expected to endure hunger, labour, and violence without complaint. Too young to understand why he is punished simply for having no one, Steven learns quickly that orphans are fed last, blamed first, and forgotten entirely. While other children are cared for, he survives camps, forced marches, and brutal work - not because he is strong, but because he has no choice. Forced to grow up far too soon, Steven survives hunger, labour camps, and dangerous work while still barely more than a boy, learning early that survival depends on endurance rather than choice. Alone in a shattered Europe, he crosses borders with no protection, no certainty, and no one to guide him.
