Escape from Berlin

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Pub Date 24 Sep 2013 | Archive Date 24 Sep 2013

Description

  Good-bye Marianne - As autumn turns toward winter in 1938 Berlin, life for Marianne Kohn, a young Jewish girl, begins to crumble. First there was the burning of the neighborhood shops. Then her father, a bookseller, must leave the family and go into hiding. No longer allowed to go to school or even sit in a café, Marianne's only comfort is her beloved mother.

     Remember Me - Young Marianne is one of the lucky ones. She has escaped on the first Kindertransport organized to take Jewish children out of Germany to safety in Britain. At first Marianne is desperate. Marianne speaks little English and is made to feel unwelcomed in her sponsor's home and, most of all, she misses her mother terribly. As the months pass, she realizes that she cannot control the circumstances around her. She must rely on herself if she is to survive.

     Finding Sophie - Sophie Mandel was only seven years old when she arrived in London on the first Kindertransport from Germany. She has grown up with a friend of her parents, a woman she calls Aunt Em, and despite the war and its deprivations, she has made a good life for herself in England with her foster mother. She has even stopped thinking about the parents she left behind. Now the war is over, and fourteen-year-old Sophie is faced with a terrible dilemma. Where does she belong?

  Good-bye Marianne - As autumn turns toward winter in 1938 Berlin, life for Marianne Kohn, a young Jewish girl, begins to crumble. First there was the burning of the neighborhood shops. Then her...


Advance Praise

Awards and Honors

Good-bye Marianne
Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Winner, Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award for Young Adult Fiction

Remember Me
Winner, BC Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award
Winner, Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award for Young Adult Fiction

Finding Sophie
Finalist, Canadian Library Association’s Book of the Year for Children Award
Finalist, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People


Praise for Irene N. Watts:

“. . . an extremely poignant and moving account . . .” —Winnipeg Free Press, Good-bye Marianne

“True to the child's point of view, the narrative conveys the bewilderment and sorrow of a child suddenly alone in a world of strangers.”—Booklist, Remember Me

“. . . an intensely emotional and poignant look at the devastation of war . . .”—VOYA, Finding Sophie

“. . . a splendid book . . . Beautifully written and touching at the same time . . . Highly recommended.”—Resource Links, Finding Sophie

Awards and Honors

Good-bye Marianne
Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Winner, Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award for Young Adult Fiction

Remember Me
Winner, BC...


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ISBN 9781770496118
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