Isbn: 9780803733602 - my family for the war (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award Won the Buxtehulde Bulle Prize for Youth LiteratureNominated for the Evangelischer BuchpreisAn ALSC Notable Children's BookKids' Indie Next List Gripping WI fiction for fans of Code Name Verity and Between Shades of Gray At the start of World War I, ten-year-old Franziska Mangold is torn from her family when she boards the kindertransport in Berlin, the train that secretly took nearly 10,000 children out of Nazi territory to safety in England. Taken in by strangers, Frances (as she is now called) courageously pieces together a new life for herself. But what will happen to her when she is finally reunited with her family, now that she's a stranger herself after seven years of war? Originally published in Germany, Anne Voorhoeve's award-winning novel is filled with humor, danger, and romance. * With the personal Kindertransport history, the intense drama about family, faith, guilt, love, and loyalty in wartime makes this an important addition to the Holocaust curriculum.--Booklist, starred review * Events and facts are expertly woven into the girl's emotional growth, and changing relationships . . . provide a rich exploration of identity and self. With a compelling main character and taut and insightful story line, this novel is sure to find no shortage of readers, and it adds a valuable perspective to collections of World War I fiction.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 402 pages. some wear, tannedWinner of the Mildred L. Batchelder medal for most oustanding children's book in translation. Escaping Nazi Germany on the kindertransport chang es one girl's life forever At the start of World War II, ten-year-old F ranziska Mangold is torn from her family when she boards the kindertransport in Berlin, the train that secretly took nearly 10,000 children out of Nazi territor y to safety in England. Taken in by strangers who soon become more like family t han her real parents, Frances (as she is now known) courageously pieces together a new life for herself because she doesn't know when or if she'll see her true family again. Against the backdrop of war-torn London, Frances struggles with qu estions of identity, family, and love, and these experiences shape her into a da untless, charming young woman. Originally published in Germany, Anne Vo orhoeve's award-winning novel is filled with humor, danger, and romance.…