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Teacher’s Guide
Aug 12, 2008 | ISBN 9780887768309 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Jun 05, 2009 | ISBN 9781770490574 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Aug 12, 2008 | ISBN 9780887768309 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Jun 05, 2009 | ISBN 9781770490574 | Middle Grade (8-12)
A heartbreaking story of loss and love.As autumn turns toward winter in 1938 Berlin, life for Marianne Kohn, a young Jewish girl, begins to crumble. First there was the burning of the neighbourhood shops. Then her father, a mild-mannered bookseller, must leave the family and go into hiding. No longer allowed to go to school or even sit in a café, Marianne’s only comfort is her beloved mother. Things are bad, but could they get even worse? Based on true events, this fictional account of hatred and racism speaks volumes about both history and human nature.
Born in Berlin, Germany, Tundra author IRENE N.WATTS is a writer and playwright who has worked throughout Canada and Europe. She is a life member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, and her play “Lillie” based on her novel,Flower, was… More about Irene N.Watts
“Watts’s book . . . succeeds because it leaves readers wanting urgently to know what happened next.” — Quill and Quire“. . . an extremely poignant and moving account . . .” – Winnipeg Free Press
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