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Synopsis
The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And If you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too? Do things that happened a long time ago still matter?
Is Hitler's Daughter appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This thought-provoking historical fiction explores questions of inherited guilt and moral responsibility through the lens of Hitler's possible daughter. While not graphic, it deals with serious WWII themes including concentration camps and asks challenging ethical questions appropriate for mature middle graders.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, genocide, death, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids who like stories that make them think about big questions of right and wrong, and what we owe for things that happened before we were born.