My Family for the War

Posted on 22 July 2018 by Anne C. Voorhoeve

Winner of the Mildred L Batchelder medal for most oustanding children s book in translation.Escaping Nazi Germany on the kindertransport changes one girl s life foreverAt the start of World War II, ten year old Franziska Mangold is torn from her family when she boards the kindertransport in Berlin, the train that secretly took nearly 10,000 children out of Nazi territory to safety in England Taken in by strangers who soon become like family than her real parents, Frances as she is now known courageously pieces together a new life for herself because she doesn t know when or if she ll see her true family again Against the backdrop of war torn London, Frances struggles with questions of identity, family, and love, and these experiences shape her into a dauntless, charming young woman.Originally published in Germany, Anne Voorhoeve s award winning novel is filled with humor, danger, and romance. Best Read My Family for the War [ by ] Anne C. Voorhoeve [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Almost eleven year old Franziska Mangold sees herself as a typical German girl living in Berlin in 1938 She doesn t understand why she had to leave her school with two Jewish classmates or why boys who were once friends taunt her and beat her She s not Jewish All 4 grandparents became Protestant in the last century She doesn t understand what being Jewish means Ziska s best friend Bekka knows She knows being Jewish means she needs a survival plan Bekka and Ziska map out every escape route A...This book is Good, and it s Charming and it emulates a lot of things a WW2 book about a Jewish evacuee girl escaping the cruel hands of the Nazis should emulate Fleeing away Growing up Sending letters to loved ones Meeting new people and Coping with it A little crush here and there You know It wasn t like most Jewish girls in WW2, with a ton of suffering it waslike an evacuee story, which was really nice to read.And I liked it I like Ziska, and I love Bekkah and I LOVE the This book is Good, and it s Charming and it emulates a lot of things a WW2 book about a Jewish evacuee girl escaping t...Das hatte ich auch lange nicht mehr Ich hab mich den kompletten Tag vom Leben abgemeldet und das Buch au er f r die kurze Dauer der Nahrungsaufnahme nicht zugeklappt.For a short time between December 2,1938 and September 1, 1939, trainloads of Jewish children under the age of 17 were sent from Germany to Great Britain for safety Altogether, almost 10,000 children and teens made the trip My Family for the War is a novel about how the Kindertransport changed the life of one child.Frnaziska Mangold,10, thought of herself as a Protestant girl living a comfortable life in Berlin Her family, originally Jewish, had converted generations ago, and tho...I absolutely loved this one, perhaps because I am so fascinated with portrayals of religious groups that aren t frequently portrayed in American children s literature The contrasts between being ethnically Jewish, culturally Jewish, and religiously Jewish even span the portrayals of four different Jewish families in two different countries This does an excellent job of showing a wide variety of different ...Originally published at www.apatchworkofbooks.comWhen WWII begins, 10 year old Franziska s family is terrified for their safety Choosing to be separated while awaiting passage out of Nazi Germany for their entire family, they place Franziska on the kindertransport, a train taking Jewish children to Britain to stay with foster families until Germany becomes safe again She doesn t understand why she has to go, since her family doesn t even practice Judaism and she wears a cross around her neck T Originally published at www.apatchwork...The winner of the Mildred Batchelder Award, given to the most outstanding children s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States The book tells the story of 11 year old Ziska whose family has been Protestant for generations but because of her Jewish heritage which she is mostly unaware of must flee Nazi Germany via one of the secret trains called kindertransp The winner of the Mildred Batchelder Award, given to the most outstanding children s book originally published in a language other than English in a country ...During the midst of the Nazi initial persecution of the Jews, but before travel was prohibited, Jewish children were sent from Germany to England on a Kindertransport Using this as her backdrop, Anne Voorhoeve puts Franziska a young German in the midst of this turmoil Unlike other refugees, Frances as she is known in England is a Protestant Her grandparents converted and so she doesn t consider herself Jewish Not knowing the traditions and beliefs of the religion makes the experience even During the midst of the Nazi initial persecution of the Jews, but before travel was prohibited, Jewish children were sent from Germany to England on a Kindertransport Using this as her backdrop, Anne Voorhoeve puts Franziska a young German in the midst of this turmoil Unlike other refugees, Frances as she is known in England is a Protestant Her grandparents converted and so she doesn t consider herself Jewish Not knowing the traditions and beliefs of the religion makes the experience even harder for her as she is for the first time living in a Jewish community in a foreign country where she doesn t know the language The depths to this story are truly amazing and unusual even for this topic Frances feels abandoned and misunderstood by her mother Her persecution in Germany has scarred her, making it diff...An amazing tale of love, hope, survival, perseverance, devastation and loss My Family for the War , set in Europe during WWII, shows yet another side to the many stories of Jewish persecution and turmoil Franziska or Ziska or Frances is a young girl of Jewish descent who leaves Nazi Germany via kindertransport and travels to London where she anxiously awaits a foster family to take her in To her surprise and by mere accident Ziska runs into an amazing Jewish family who opens their home an An amazing tale of love, hope, survival, perseverance, devastation and loss My Family for the War , set in Europe during WWII, shows yet another side to the many stories of Jewish persecution and turmoil Franziska or Ziska or Frances is a young girl of Jewish descent who leaves Nazi Germany via kindertransport and travels to London where she anxiously awaits a foster family to take her in To her surprise and by mere accident Ziska runs into an amazing Jewish family who opens their home and their hearts to her Though she experiences many trials, Ziska Frances continues to press onward and flourishes in ways most young girls her age never even got the chance to I would recommend this book to young girls, ages 12 and up Even though w...This was an incredible story about family, friendship, and courage A young girl named Ziska must be separated from her parents during the onset of World War II and the Holocaust Her friends are taken from her and she is turned on at school by her peers because she is Jewish Her best friend, Bekka, and herself came up with a survival plan in case anything were to happen to them This plan came in handy when her apartment was raided Ziska s father is taken to a concentration camp by the Nazis This was an incredible story about family, friendship, and courage A young girl named Ziska must be separated from her parents during the onset of World War II and the Holocaust Her friends are taken from her and she is turned on at school by her peers because she is...

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22 July 2018

Anne C. Voorhoeve