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    Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany
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    Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany
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    Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany

    By Eleanor Ramrath Garner

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    The engrossing coming-of-age autobiography of a young American caught in Nazi Germany during World War II.

    “A must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in children’s literature.” ―Booklist

    During the Great Depression, when Eleanor is nine, her family moves from her beloved America to Germany, from which her parents had emigrated years before and where her father has been offered a job he cannot pass up. But when war suddenly breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlantic, they realize returning to the United States isn’t an option. They arrive in Berlin as enemy aliens.

    Eleanor tries to maintain her American identity as she feels herself pulled into the turbulent life roiling around her. She and her brother are enrolled in German schools and in Hitler’s Youth (a requirement). She fervently hopes for an Allied victory, yet for years she must try to survive the Allied bombs shattering her neighborhood. Her family faces separations, bombings, hunger, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion, and the terrors of Soviet occupancy.

    This compelling story is heart-racing at times and immerses readers in a first-hand account of Nazi Germany, surviving World War II as a civilian, and immigration.

    Discussion Guide available.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeachtree Publishers
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781561456819
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    • 3/5
      This is the autobiographical story of a 9 year old American girl who moved to Germany with her family and growing up there during the war. Hitler attacked Poland while they were on the boat to Germany. She tells of what it was like trying to fit in and learn the language and adapt to the fiercely patriotic culture and get along with her relatives in Germany.

      The tone in the first part of the book captures the child's carefree spirit rather well and what it must have felt like to be the author. However, as the war progresses she shares several disturbing experiences that would make this a poor selection for young audiences.

      It was very interesting reading about their experience with going through bombing air raids and the devastation they caused. Some of her experiences haunted her for many years (probably the rest of her life) and will haunt you a little too.

      This book is a vauluable story of civilian life in Germany during WWII and some of the aftermath. She discusses their experiences with racism and the fear people lived in from the secret police. She also relates her reaction to finding out about the holocaust after the war.

      When you read about the suffering of others it reminds you how small many of our problems are.
    • 1/5
      she is a jew. Jews must stay out of Germany forever.
    • 1/5
      holohoax crap.

      100% jew lies. Worthless rip-off of a greedy jew liar.
    • 5/5
      A well written memoir of a girl who leaves America for Germany as World War II starts, her life during the war and her families struggles to return to the United States. The story is written from Eleanor's point of view so people are introduced and developed in the beginning as a nine-year old girl would see people, character development continues throughout the book with the meeting of new people and Eleanor getting older. The plot is predictable for readers who are familiar with World War II, but holds the readers attention with not knowing if everyone will survive. The setting is well described and the pictures in two sections of the book can help readers to connect even more. This would be a great book in a public library for advanced middle school readers and high school readers who are interested in World War II.