After the train

By Whelan, Gloria

Publishers Summary:
Ten years after the end of the Second World War, the town of Rolfen, West Germany, looks just as peaceful and beautiful as ever, until young Peter Liebig discovers a secret about his past that leads him to question everything, including the town's calm facade and his own sense of comfort and belonging.

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ISBN
978-0-06029-597-4
Publisher
New York : HarperCollins, 2009.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2009

Gr 5-8 In Germany, in 1955, scars of the Nazi regime and anti-Semitism are still evident. When a school assignment includes researching a "good German" who opposed Hitler's government, Peter Liebig finds himself in a dilemna. He searches his parents' letters written during the war and finds a picture of a woman whose face he recognizes from his lifelong nightmares. Everything he has known about his family and upbringing is contradict...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Ten years after the fall of the Nazis, Peter, a young German boy, learns the secret of his past: the people he t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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