All the Light We Cannot See (author: Anthony Doerr) is a historical novel that tells the story of two young people, Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig, during World War II. Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan boy, are far apart, but their fates become intertwined in the turmoil of war. It is a poignant and uplifting tale that shows how the human spirit can survive and find light in the darkest of times.