Hitler's Daughter - Hardcover

French, Jackie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060086521 ISBN 13: 9780060086527

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2003

Synopsis

Her name was Heidi, and she was Hitler's daughter.

It began on a rainy morning in Australia, as part of a game played by Mark and his friends. It was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving tales about fairies and mermaids and horses. But Anna's story was different this time: It was not a fairy tale or an adventure story. The story was about a young girl who lived during World War II. Her name was Heidi, and she was Hitler's daughter.

As Anna's story unfolds, Mark is haunted by the image of Hitler's daughter. He wonders what he would have done in her place if he had known his father was an evil man leading the world into a war that was destroying millions of lives. And if Mark had known, would he have had the power and determination to stop him?

This intriguing novel poses powerful questions about a frightening period in history and will force readers to examine moral issues in a fresh, compelling light.

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Review:

A fresh, well-told, and sobering story that needs a wide readership.--Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

The bombs were falling, the smoke was rising from the concentration camps, but Hitler's daughter knew nothing of this. All she knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber, the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold and the exciting visits from her beloved father Duffi. Until the day she is taken to her father's bunker in Berlin...

Anna's story about Hitler's daughter haunts Mark. Could it have been true? Did Hitler's daughter really exist? If Mark had a father like Hitler, could he ever love him?

"A story that will fascinate and involve all thoughtful young readers; it is a true original, beautifully told and impossible to put down.
WENDY COOLING

"An outstanding novel told through the power of a compelling storyteller."
READING TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060086521
• ISBN 13: 9780060086527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 121