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The Edelweiss Pirates: Teenage Rebels in Nazi Germany
Dirk Reinhardt

The Edelweiss Pirates: Teenage Rebels in Nazi Germany

Pushkin Children's Books (May 09, 2023)
9781782693093
| Paperback
288 pages | 130 x 198 mm | English
Value: $ 5.49

Subject

  • Action & Adventure
  • Children's Books
  • Europe
  • Historical Fiction
  • Holocaust
  • Literature & Fiction
  • Teen & Young Adult

Plot

A HEART-STOPPING ADVENTURE BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE TEENAGE REBELS WHO STOOD UP TO THE NAZISWhen sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he feels the old man is haunted by a secret from his past. Sure enough when Josef gives him his teenage diary to read, Daniel discovers a shocking story of rebellion and struggle.The diary tells how Josef left the Hitler Youth for a gang called The Edelweiss Pirates. Their uniform: long hair and cool clothes. Their motto: freedom! At first the Pirates are only interested in hanging out and having a good time, but as the situation in Nazi Germany gets worse, they start to plan dangerous missions against Hitler's regime-soon they are fighting for their lives.