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Reviewed on August 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 9 Up—This is a love story, set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany. Jenny Friedemann and Rafael Jakoby meet as young children and grow up in an era when it is safe for them to play together. Around the time that their friendship shows signs of maturing, Hitler's government declares relations between Germans and Jews to be illegal. From this point forward Jenny grows up fast. She witnesses arrests of people she loves and loses her bro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More