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Hitler's Daughter
Her name was Heidi, and she was Hitler's daughter.
It began on a rainy morning in Australia, as part of a game played by Mark and his friends. It was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving tales about fairies and mermaids and horses. But Anna's story was different this time: it was not a fairy tale or an adventure story. The story was abou...more
It began on a rainy morning in Australia, as part of a game played by Mark and his friends. It was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving tales about fairies and mermaids and horses. But Anna's story was different this time: it was not a fairy tale or an adventure story. The story was abou...more
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published
June 17th 2003
by HarperCollins Publishers
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When I was about nine or ten, Jackie French was one of those authors, along with Ursula Dubosarsky and Gillian Rubenstein, who consistently won Children's Book of the Year awards from the Australian Book Council or whoever they were. Every single year, these authors would churn out another book, and school libraries would buy them, and librarians would read them and think they were so good and then they would stick those gold medallion stickers on them and tell us to read them during our library...more
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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...more
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...more
This was a good book to read along with my fifth grader. He read it first, and I suspected he needed to someone else to read it and process with him.
It was thought provoking, and a good beginning to understanding the holocaust. It wasn't too scary (or two in depth), yet provided a starting point for many conversations about human rights, genocide, and ethical decision making. Further more, it delves into how one becomes a bystander to heinous wrong doings, or how one can feel help...more
It was thought provoking, and a good beginning to understanding the holocaust. It wasn't too scary (or two in depth), yet provided a starting point for many conversations about human rights, genocide, and ethical decision making. Further more, it delves into how one becomes a bystander to heinous wrong doings, or how one can feel help...more
I'm continuing my 'representations of the Holocaust' in children's literature... This book is slightly similar to The Boy in Striped Pajamas in the way that it causes us to sympathize with the 'Nazi side' by imagining Hitler having an innocent, isolated daughter.
I like it better than The Boy in the Striped Pajamas because the protagonist Mark (an Australian boy living in the twentieth century) knows more about the Holocaust and really grapples with the issues of guilt, responsibili...more
I like it better than The Boy in the Striped Pajamas because the protagonist Mark (an Australian boy living in the twentieth century) knows more about the Holocaust and really grapples with the issues of guilt, responsibili...more
This was a really good book. I'd heard about it a few months ago and was interested in reading it but completely forgot about it until I saw it at the bookstore yesterday. As the bookshop I usually go to was liquidated, I've had an unsatisfied urge to go bookshopping for a few weeks. I ended up ordering chosen texts for school and buying this book. I really planned to wait until after reading Stolen as it's due...well...minus a few days ago, and I need to borrow a book for next term. It was too ...more
Hitler's Daughter, a historical fiction book, takes place in modern day Australia, but tells a story about WWII in Germany. Anna, a girl at the bus stop, recreates this time period to tell about Hitler's imaginary daughter, which creates conflict in Mark, the protagonist. Marks point of view changes as themes such as decision making and what is right emerge in this narrative text style book. While the plot is credible and the settingis contemporary, the characters seem somewhat underdeve...more
Hitler's Daughter,is a novel about a group of kids who like telling stories at a bus stop as they wait for the bus. One day, Anna tells a fictional story about a girl named Heidi who is Hitler's daughter. You learn about the trials you would have to face if you were Hitler's daughter. The setting is in Austria where it is very rainy. The theme of this book is betrayal and it is very sad and upsetting. The plot is very simple and not well thought out. Mark is the main character and he has questio...more
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Hitler's Daughter (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards)) by Jackie French (2003) On rainy days, a group of Australian children pass the time waiting for their school bus by making up stories for each other. But the story Anna tells about Hitler’s daughter is different, and makes Mark question things he has taken for granted.
This is the story of Mark beginning to question the way things are, and the story of Heidi, the possibly fictional daughter of Hitler, and the story of a girl ...more
This is the story of Mark beginning to question the way things are, and the story of Heidi, the possibly fictional daughter of Hitler, and the story of a girl ...more
This YA book had an unusual plot structure, which was one reason I liked it so much. Basically, some kids waiting at a bus stop in Australia start talking about what Hitler's daughter would have been like, if Hitler had had a daughter. That's seriously the entire plot. I like that because it's the kind of thing that people talk about in real life, and because the author was able to create a subtle suspense and intrigue out of such an ordinary premise. The book also makes you think about the ...more
I know it's a childrens novel but my obsession with Nazi Germany got the better of me, and I'm glad it did. I was captivated and which such a small, easily digestable book I wasn't bored and I got a quick refresher between larger works to just blank my mind. I know quite alot about Nazi Germany which I think helped me picture the scenes better, but the lovely descriptions would benefit anyone even without that prior knowledge. As for a childrens book I'd probably recommend leaving it a bit later...more
Hitler's daughter is a book about a girl named Anna telling the story of Hitler's imaginary daughter. Everyday at the bus stop Anna would narrorate a story to her friends. You learn about the struggles you would have if you were Hitler's Daughter. The plot seems very scatterd. The setting is in a rainy city in Austria. The theme in this book can be touching, worthwhile, and sad. The characters are hard to connect to and they are very annoying. Mark is the main charater and he asks a lot of obvio...more
I thought this book was a really quick read. Hopefully kids will really ponder history and ask themselves questions about what they would do if they lived under Nazi rule.
Hitler’s Daughter sound weird, when we first hear the title. But the main purpose of the book is something wrong, and unfinished. If ate at mark all the way through school. It was Anna’s story. That’s what was wrong. She wasn’t telling it properly, not like it should be told, because somehow mark knew that the story was there in Anna’s mind. She shouldn’t have let them butt in. it was almost like she didn’t want to tell it at all. It shouldn’t have mattered, of course. It was just one of Anna’s ...more
When Anna starts telling her friends the story of Hitlers daughter at the bus station to the children it becomes more than a story. Heidi (Hitlers Daughter ) does not know what her fatehr does, and when she finds out she wants to help those who are victimised by him, but she never gets the chance. The story is told in Ausstralia but is about Germany during the Holocaust. Heidi learns the meaning of family and loyality, with some German vocabulary Hitlers Daughter would be great for everyone who ...more
I read this book because I have a major interest in World War 2 and my teacher began reading it to us in primary school it wasn't until this year I picked it up and decided to read it.
It is a very good, yet unusual plot. Leaving you thinking about it long after you have put down the book. Leaving you with the question of "Did he have family or secrets we will never know about?"
I hate to say that horrid name and I deteste the idea of the idolisation somewhat of ...more
It is a very good, yet unusual plot. Leaving you thinking about it long after you have put down the book. Leaving you with the question of "Did he have family or secrets we will never know about?"
I hate to say that horrid name and I deteste the idea of the idolisation somewhat of ...more
A group of friends in Australia like to tell stories while waiting for the bus. A girl Anna narrated an inspiring, powerful, mysterious story about Heidi, Adolf Hitler's daughter. This story is about a girl who lived during WWII. One of the boys in the group is haunted by the images and always wants to know more about this little girl named Heidi. This book teaches some of the history and frightening situations of that period. It raises moral issues through a powerful, intriguing story.
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I hated it.
Book for 3rd Graders- not Advanced Placed 3rd Graders. The Remedial Kind.
So basically, Hitler's Great-Granddaughter Anna, tells an immensely boring story about her grandmother's life. It's so boring.
And personally, Mark is an idiot for lying about Anna telling a story. Really, who does that? NO WAIT, his parents are idiots for being so touchy about it and about the fact that his Grandpa stole land from the Aborigines.
I mean, IT HAPPENED OK?! GET...more
Book for 3rd Graders- not Advanced Placed 3rd Graders. The Remedial Kind.
So basically, Hitler's Great-Granddaughter Anna, tells an immensely boring story about her grandmother's life. It's so boring.
And personally, Mark is an idiot for lying about Anna telling a story. Really, who does that? NO WAIT, his parents are idiots for being so touchy about it and about the fact that his Grandpa stole land from the Aborigines.
I mean, IT HAPPENED OK?! GET...more
This book asks a pretty interesting question - what if someone you knew and trusted was doing something horrible? What would you do about it? Hitler's Daughter is told like a bedtime story amongst three friends while they're waiting at the bus stop, but the ending makes you think there might be some truth in the story. If you're interested in World War II, then check out Hitler's Daughter in F FRE HISTORICAL.
An interesting introduction to some larger issues surrounding Hitler and human behaviour in difficult times. The book sees 4 school age children waiting at a rural bus stop in the Australian countryside. Together they play 'The Game' telling each other stories to pass the time. But this time, the story being told is darker and one of the boys is drawn in more so than ever before as he begins to question what is fact or fiction.
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This book was really cool to read and kinda gave you a feel on how things were happening during Hitler's time.Also,Jackie French is an awesome writer,because she really made you feel like you were there and you knew every detail.She really made you think that he had a daughter! She is the whole reason why i love reading about Hitler and other history
Anna, known to her friends as a storyteller, begins the story of Hitler's daughter one rainy morning while waiting for the bus. Anna's story sparks uncomfortable questions in her listeners. Should children obey their parents without question? What do you do if your morals do not match your parents'? What would life be like for the children of notorious people?
An powerful novel for both children and adults.
An powerful novel for both children and adults.
I love books that take an event from history and fictionalize it. The concept behind this novel is just brilliant, and I could not put it down.
I love the questions that it brings to the reader - how much of a parent' guilt should a child feel? Are all bets off if that parent is Hitler?
I love the questions that it brings to the reader - how much of a parent' guilt should a child feel? Are all bets off if that parent is Hitler?
This was an interesting fictional story about what if Hitler had a daughter that no one knew about. The author attempted to explain the Holocaust in simple ways so that this book is understood by younger children but I'm guessing younger kids would still be somewhat confused.
It is an interesting book that makes you think, "What if?" It also shows what life would be like if you had no idea your father was so evil and no one really knew you existed. This isn't the best book I have ever read, but I wouldn't say it's the most awful either.
The first book I bought with my own money! There's something about this book, I cannot explain it here, you know that feeling? when you're all 'my god, does this really happen?' I know it's a fiction but I cant help it but feel like it's real.
I learned that this book was based on the Holocaust and that the setting was based in Australia. This is a very interesting book and I really liked it because of the girl who was telling a made up story about Hitler's Daughter whose name is Heidi.
This book is a great introduction in understanding the Holocaust. Just as the story is thought provoking for Mark it is also thought provoking for the young reader. It has some basic information about what happened during World War II.
This was the first Jackie French book I read, when I was about 10, and I absolutely fell in love with her writing style. I then read nearly everything she had ever written, and still think she is an incredible writer.
Great story, reflective, interesting but odd genre since it was introduced as a "story" in present day Australia but then could it be historical fiction? Cover diff. on my book- this one is just weird.
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