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    When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

    Author Judith Kerr
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    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
    5"W x 7.69"H x 0.51"D  
    On sale Jan 22, 2009 | 192 Pages | 9780142414088
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 940L
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    Now a major motion picture, and based on the author’s gripping real-life story, this international bestseller is 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 as her family embarks on a journey that extends over several years and over the borders of many countries.
    Judith Kerr lives in London, England. View titles by Judith Kerr
    "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

     

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    Now a major motion picture, and based on the author’s gripping real-life story, this international bestseller is 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 as her family embarks on a journey that extends over several years and over the borders of many countries.

    Author

    Judith Kerr lives in London, England. View titles by Judith Kerr

    Praise

    "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

     

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