When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Rating:
Summary: Excellent book! Good ending.
Review: With THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, you had the story of a family who chose to hide, but in this book you have the story of a family who did the smart thing early in Hitler's rise to power. Anna's father was a writer and a Jew. Warned that his passport was about to be confiscated, he got out of Germany. Anna and her brother Max find this out only after he's gone. That begins their own preparations to leave. Two weeks later they're in Switzerland, the first new country in Anna's life. The book is very well written and semi-autobiographical. The author herself was forced to leave Germany in 1933 (her father was a drama critic). Presented from 9-year-old Anna's point-of-view, it has tantalizing glimpses of what was going on in Europe. Several overheard conversations both alarm and intrigue Anna. Her own efforts to excel in school and fit in, first in Switzerland and then in France, are very good. This is tame enough for children to read, but informative for adults who know more history.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent book! Good ending.
Review: With THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, you had the story of a family who chose to hide, but in this book you have the story of a family who did the smart thing early in Hitler's rise to power. Anna's father was a writer and a Jew. Warned that his passport was about to be confiscated, he got out of Germany. Anna and her brother Max find this out only after he's gone. That begins their own preparations to leave. Two weeks later they're in Switzerland, the first new country in Anna's life. The book is very well written and semi-autobiographical. The author herself was forced to leave Germany in 1933 (her father was a drama critic). Presented from 9-year-old Anna's point-of-view, it has tantalizing glimpses of what was going on in Europe. Several overheard conversations both alarm and intrigue Anna. Her own efforts to excel in school and fit in, first in Switzerland and then in France, are very good. This is tame enough for children to read, but informative for adults who know more history.