My Family for the War
Author: Voorhoeve, Anne C.
ISBN: 9780147511836
Publisher: Speak
Year First Published: 2015
Pages: 416
Dimensions: 210mm x 138mm x 28mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Franziska Mangold has lived in Germany her whole life. For two generations her family has been Protestant.
Franziska Mangold has lived in Germany her whole life. For two generations her family has been Protestant.
But at the outbreak of World War 11, Franziska Mangold's Jewish ancestry is enough to make her a criminal in her own country. When her father is suddenly arrested by Nazis, she is smuggled out of the country with hundreds of other children aboard the kindertransport. But even in the safety of her new country, she is still German - and considered an enemy for an entirely new reason. With a complicated past and only a single suitcase to her name, how will she find a way to become a member of her new community? And what will she find when she returns home?
* 'The intense drama about family, faith, guilt, love, and loyalty in war-time makes this an important addition to the Holocaust curriculum.'Booklist, starred review
* 'Events and facts are expertly woven into the . . . insightful story line. Adds a valuable perspective to collections of World War 11 fiction.'SLI, starred review
Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Winner of the Buxtehude Bull Prize for Youth Literature
Nominated for the Protestant Book Award
An ALSC Notable Book
Kids' Indie Next List
ISBN: 9780147511836
Publisher: Speak
Year First Published: 2015
Pages: 416
Dimensions: 210mm x 138mm x 28mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Franziska Mangold has lived in Germany her whole life. For two generations her family has been Protestant.
Franziska Mangold has lived in Germany her whole life. For two generations her family has been Protestant.
But at the outbreak of World War 11, Franziska Mangold's Jewish ancestry is enough to make her a criminal in her own country. When her father is suddenly arrested by Nazis, she is smuggled out of the country with hundreds of other children aboard the kindertransport. But even in the safety of her new country, she is still German - and considered an enemy for an entirely new reason. With a complicated past and only a single suitcase to her name, how will she find a way to become a member of her new community? And what will she find when she returns home?
* 'The intense drama about family, faith, guilt, love, and loyalty in war-time makes this an important addition to the Holocaust curriculum.'Booklist, starred review
* 'Events and facts are expertly woven into the . . . insightful story line. Adds a valuable perspective to collections of World War 11 fiction.'SLI, starred review
Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Winner of the Buxtehude Bull Prize for Youth Literature
Nominated for the Protestant Book Award
An ALSC Notable Book
Kids' Indie Next List
