Partly autobiographical, this is first of the trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second World War
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"An engrossing autobiographical novel." School Library Journal, starred review
"This book is an exploration of family solidarity in a time of personal crisis. An engrossing and sensitive narrative." --Horn Book
"Anna does not really understand why her family leavs Germany . . . but during the next three years in Switzerland, France, and England she learns from firsthand experience what it is like to be a refugee. . . The narrative is absorbing and believalbe." --Booklist
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Choice Book
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
A Library of Congress Best Children's Book
Based on the gripping real-life story of the author, this poignant, suspenseful middle-grade novel has been a favorite for over forty years. Perfect for Holocaust Remembrance Month.
Anna is not sure who Hitler is, but she sees his face on posters all over Berlin. Then one morning, Anna and her brother awake to find her father gone! Her mother explains that their father has had to leave and soon they will secretly join him. Anna just doesn't understand. Why do their parents keep insisting that Germany is no longer safe for Jews like them?
Because of Hitler, Anna must leave everything behind.
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Vendeur : Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Afrique du sud
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint . Name of the previous owner. Publication of 191 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and scribble marks on the back cover. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. N° de réf. du vendeur 6qkld
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Vendeur : La Doyenne, Cambridge, Royaume-Uni
Kerr, Judith (illustrateur). 191pp, fourth impression, original publisher's red cloth with silver lettering to spine, binding firm, pages clean, only very ocassionally spotted internally as shown, but very scarce marks otherwise, in very good condition. Illustrated by the author in black and white line drawings. This is a lovely, very good presentation copy of Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical novel, given by the author to her close friend Cary Kloetzel. Kloetzel was the daughter of a children's book author who fled Nazi Germany. The archive of the Kloetzel family (The Kloetzel Collection), kept at The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People in Jerusalem, contains letters and postcards between Cary and Judith Kerr. A rare personal copy, signed by Judith Kerr with thanks for receiving photographs of her father from Cary. Signed and inscribed by the author, a poignant personal association copy. N° de réf. du vendeur LD009
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