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Kriegswinter

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Kriegswinter 1944/45. Die Niederlage der Deutschen scheint bereits besiegelt, aber Teile der Niederlande sind noch besetzt. Der 15-jährige Michiel soll einen streng vertraulichen Brief überbringen und wird unfreiwillig in die Aktionen der Widerstandskämpfer verwickelt. Als Michiel eine abgeschossenen englischen Piloten in einem Waldversteck versorgen soll und die Hilfe seiner Schwester braucht, spitzt sich die Lage zu. Ein lebensgefährliches Versteckspiel beginnt, in dem Michiel zu verstehen beginnt, dass er nicht einmal den engsten Bekannten vertrauen kann.
Jan Terlouws "Kriegswinter" ist ein atemberaubendes Zeugnis der letzten Kriegsmonate. Ausgehend von eigenen Kindheitserinnerungen schildert Terlouw die dramatische Situation eines Jungen, der mit Verantwortung, Verrat, Enttäuschung und Tod konfrontiert wird.
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LanguageDeutsch
Release dateFeb 20, 2015
ISBN9783825160678
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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book provides a good image of how the war was experienced by young people. Jan Terlouw wants to show how lonely people felt during the war, and how they should not trust anybody. And he did a good job in doing so.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Set in occupied Holland in the winter of 1944-45, Europe’s bleakest winter of WWII, this children’s chapter book, winner of the 1973 Best Dutch Juvenile Literature prize, tells the story of fifteen-year-old Michiel and his family. Through a series of circumstances, Michiel becomes responsible for an injured British pilot who has been hidden by resistance members. Although there are some heroic deeds performed, the author does not lose sight of the reality of war.“(H)is father had once said: (. . .) Don’t think that it is only the Germans who are guilty. The Dutch, the British, the French, every nation has murdered without mercy and perpetrated unbelievable tortures in times of war. That is why, Michiel, you shouldn’t allow yourself to be misled by the romance of war, the romance of heroic deeds, sacrifice, tension and adventure. War means wounds, sadness, torture, prison, hunger, hardship and injustice. There is nothing romantic about it.”While this is a children’s book, it is also suitable for adult readers. Even though it’s not overly graphic, the author still brings to life the desperation and pain of daily life: the cold, the hunger, the fear, the uncertainty of whom to trust, the death. As such, it is probably suitable for children 11 or older.Read this if: you’re looking for a WWII story that doesn’t touch on the Holocaust; or you want to introduce your adolescent reader to what life is like for ordinary citizens in time of war. 4 stars