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OverviewAn engrossing coming-of-age autobiography of a young American caught in Nazi Germany during World War II. During the Great Depression, when Eleanor is nine, her family moves from her beloved America to Germany, from which her parents had emigrated years before and where her father has been offered a job he cannot pass up. But when war suddenly breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlantic, they realize returning to the United States isn't an option. They arrive in Berlin as enemy aliens. Eleanor tries to maintain her American identity as she feels herself pulled into the turbulent life roiling around her. She and her brother are enrolled in German schools and in Hitler's Youth (a requirement). She fervently hopes for an Allied victory, yet for years she must try to survive the Allied bombs shattering her neighborhood. Her family faces separations, bombings, hunger, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion, and the terrors of Soviet occupancy. This compelling story is heart-racing at times and immerses readers in a first-hand account of Nazi Germany, surviving World War II as a civilian, and immigration. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eleanor Ramrath GarnerPublisher: Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Imprint: Peachtree Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.40cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9781561452965ISBN 10: 1561452963 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 05 August 2003 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children / Juvenile , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis powerful coming-of-age tale is told with intensity and also with the freshness of teenage years remembered: there are repeated brutal bombings and countless brushes with death; there are also friends, holiday celebrations, and two babies born to the family during the war, who engage Eleanor's love and protection. There's also a much anticipated return to the U. S. It all coalesces into a must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in children's literature. Booklist This powerful coming-of-age tale is told with intensity and also with the freshness of teenage years remembered: there are repeated brutal bombings and countless brushes with death; there are also friends, holiday celebrations, and two babies born to the family during the war, who engage Eleanor's love and protection. There's also a much anticipated return to the U. S. It all coalesces into a must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in children's literature. This powerful coming-of-age tale is told with intensity and also with the freshness of teenage years remembered: ...It all coalesces into a must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in children's literature. Author InformationEleanor Ramrath Garner attended Boston University and pursued a career as a permissions editor for textbook publishers for many years. Garner is also an artist whose work is exhibited in galleries in Southern California where she lives. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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