This sequel to Under a War-torn Sky by L. M. Elliott is a historical novel that will bring reality of what it was like in France after World War II to the reader.  Henry Forester, nineteen years old can not forget the horrors of the Gestapo, fighting battles against the Luftwaffe and a small boy named Pierre who saved him.

Home in Virginia nightmares wake him up and he decides to face his unresolved memories by going back to France to find and aid Pierre, if he can find him.  Pierre lost all of his family in the war.  Henry is unprepared for the aftermath of war that involves starvation, shattered cities, the return of concentration camp survivors and the internal strife among the various political groups.  The last chapter, Afterword, gives real history and newer findings about the aftermath of World War II making this novel a worth while addition to any unit on World War II.

Reviews and Guides:
Reading Group Guide: 
http://www.adlit.org/pdfs/WWII/Troubled-Peace_reading-guide.pdf
Harper Collins Kids: a review
http://harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Troubled-Peace-L-M-Elliott/?isbn13=9780060744274&tctid=100
L. M. Elliot web site:
http://www.lmelliott.com/about_troubledpeace.php
Scholastic:
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753106