Pennies for Hitler

Kids, Fiction, Historical, Teen, Fiction - YA
Cover of the book Pennies for Hitler by Jackie French, HarperCollins
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jackie French ISBN: 9780730497219
Publisher: HarperCollins Publication: June 1, 2012
Imprint: HarperCollins Language: English
Author: Jackie French
ISBN: 9780730497219
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication: June 1, 2012
Imprint: HarperCollins
Language: English

'HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST'
-- Bookseller & Publisher

It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy seas to Australia where he must forget his past and who he is in order to survive. Hatred is contagious, but Georg finds that kindness can be, too.

A companion piece to the best-selling Hitler's Daughter, this is a story of war-torn Europe during WWII, as seen through the eyes of a young German boy Georg, who loses his family and must forget his past and who he is in order to survive.

MORE PRAISE FOR PENNIES FOR HITLER

'Jackie French's research and subsequent feeling for the era is superb the descriptions of wartime Australia alone are fascinating. This is historical fiction at is best and thoroughly recommended for upper primary children and beyond.' -- Bookseller & Publisher, 5 Star Review

'From its dramatic opening sequence to its one word conclusion 300 pages later, this is an absorbing story rich with details of everyday life' -- Canberra Times

'This striking fiction for school age readers gives an unflinching view of war and a close-up human perspective on asylum seekers.' -- Saturday Age

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'HISTORICAL FICTION AT ITS BEST'
-- Bookseller & Publisher

It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy seas to Australia where he must forget his past and who he is in order to survive. Hatred is contagious, but Georg finds that kindness can be, too.

A companion piece to the best-selling Hitler's Daughter, this is a story of war-torn Europe during WWII, as seen through the eyes of a young German boy Georg, who loses his family and must forget his past and who he is in order to survive.

MORE PRAISE FOR PENNIES FOR HITLER

'Jackie French's research and subsequent feeling for the era is superb the descriptions of wartime Australia alone are fascinating. This is historical fiction at is best and thoroughly recommended for upper primary children and beyond.' -- Bookseller & Publisher, 5 Star Review

'From its dramatic opening sequence to its one word conclusion 300 pages later, this is an absorbing story rich with details of everyday life' -- Canberra Times

'This striking fiction for school age readers gives an unflinching view of war and a close-up human perspective on asylum seekers.' -- Saturday Age

More books from HarperCollins

Cover of the book Foggy: The Championship Years by Jackie French
Cover of the book English Usage (Collins Cobuild) by Jackie French
Cover of the book Threads by Jackie French
Cover of the book Pack Romances by Jackie French
Cover of the book Corazón rebelde by Jackie French
Cover of the book Saving Danny: Part 1 of 3 by Jackie French
Cover of the book Not a Fairy Tale (The Princes of Westerwald, Book 4) by Jackie French
Cover of the book Married in Haste by Jackie French
Cover of the book Villains Rising by Jackie French
Cover of the book Contigo para sempre by Jackie French
Cover of the book The Bat Sprites (Sophie and the Shadow Woods, Book 6) by Jackie French
Cover of the book Intermission by Jackie French
Cover of the book Snowed In by Jackie French
Cover of the book The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men by Jackie French
Cover of the book Life in Lakes and Rivers (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 15) by Jackie French
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy