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    Hitler's Daughter

    By Jackie French

    3.5/5

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    Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young Readers


    Did Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist? - What if she did?

    The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And i you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too?

    Do things that happened a long time ago still matter?



    MORE ACCLAIM FOR HITLER'S DAUGHTER

    First published in 1999, Hitler's Daughter has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia alone and has received great critical acclaim, both in Australia and the twelve counties where it has been published. Hitler's Daughter has also won or been shortlisted for 23 awards, both in Australia and internationally, including winner of the 2000 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers. Hitler's Daughter has also been adapted into an award-winning play by the MonkeyBaa theatre.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateJul 1, 2010
    ISBN9780730491941
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    Jackie French

    Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

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    • 5/5
      This is an impressive book and one I can't recommend highly enough.Anna tells stories her friends love to hear. Then, one day, she starts to tell a deeper, richer story that's both more compelling and more disturbing than the stories she's told before, about a girl, maybe an imaginary girl, and maybe not, who is Hitler's daughter. In response, Mark, the viewpoint character, begins to ask questions about inheritance, what it means to care for others, how to cope with loving someone who does wrong, and how to understand what's really right when everyone around you agrees that bad actions are right, as he tries to understand what he hears and how he feels about the story. The adults in his life want to be supportive, but are mystified by his questions and concerns. Often, they're busy or don't answer very satisfactorily, but when Mark asks his dad whether kids are evil if their parents are, his dad responds thoughtfully and without getting angry, even though he doesn't understand why Mark is so worried.The more I think about this book, the better I think it is. The issues are very real and very much a part of what we all must deal with. All of us would do well to revisit questions about the issues and feelings, because this book isn't so much about Hitler, as about right and wrong, and how we develop our understanding about what they are.
    • 2/5
      This book is essentially useless for Holocaust studies. We have a frame story with a boy listening to a supposedly made-up story by one of his classmate about Hitler's daughter. My major issue with this book is that, because Hitler's daughter is malformed and has a birthmark covering her face, she is kept hidden and secluded - completely separate from the war. We learn nothing about the Holocaust from Heidi (Hitler's daughter) since all news is censored from her; nearly nothing about WWII (just a little about rationing); and nothing about Hitler himself (since he's barely a fleeting ghost in his daughter's life). Completely useless and pointless.
    • 4/5
      Set in Australia. Mark, Anna, her sister Tracey, and Ben meet up at the bus stop every morning. Anna's younger sister likes 'The Story Game' where each child makes up a story. When it is Anna's turn, she starts to tell them about Hitler's make-believe daughter, Heidi, who had a birth defect and was hidden from public view. Mark starts to think deeply about the issues raised by Anna's story and can't wait to hear more. What if Hitler did have a secret daughter, and what if she did escape the bunker and make her way to Australia? This book is a way to view this part of history through a different lens. Interesting.
    • 2/5
      So, Hitler had a daughter and he has a granddaughter or was it a great granddaughter in Australia. This is a story, however. Is its aim to address issues of genocide, right and wrong, what makes people evil etc or what?
    • 4/5
      A narrative with an biographical feel to it. It is a thrilling story that captures the reader's attention.
    • 3/5
      What if Hitler had a daughter? And what if this daughter was born with imperfections? And what if this daughter was hidden away from the public? Anna tells the story of Hitler’s daughter each morning at the bus stop to her friends, and the friends are captivated. Mark, especially, is intrigued, and the story provokes Mark into questioning many of the things he has always assumed.Ignore the trite cover. Ignore the scary title. This is a book that will encourage thoughtful discussion, I think.