A Frost in the Night

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Summary: A Frost in the Night
Review: "A Frost in the Night"

"A Frost in the Night" is a book about a young girl named Eva who is Jewish. It is the year 1932 during the time when Hitler is rising to power. Eva hears many things in which she doesn't understand, which makes this book even more breath-taking. She is shipped away from home where she lives with her mother, father, grandfather, aunt, and cousins. She goes to Ettington and stays with her Grandparents for part of the summer. Eva, a loving young child, is exposed to many things that she doesn't understand. She lives with prejudice all around her, but doesn't really understand why. Nothing makes sense to her. Her grandfather seems to be the only person who believes that she should know what is happening, since even Eva's own father believes that the horrible things that are happening are "not meant for the ears of a child." After returning home from the summer holidays, Eva is branded by phases such as "...only real Germans are allowed..."
Along with problems with hatred, economical problems start to arise with the people around her. Jobs are lost and food slowly becomes more sparse as Hitler gets stronger and stronger everyday. However, Eva doesn't experience this personally because her family has their own shop and money to fall back on. How will this child react when and if she finds out about all of the problems in the community?
I would recommend this book to higher levels of readers because of intense detail. This book is a slower book to read, but there is a reward for taking all of the time to read it. I would give this book four stars. If you love to read a good story, read A Frost in the Night.

Rating:
Summary: A Frost in the Night
Review: "A Frost in the Night"

"A Frost in the Night" is a book about a young girl named Eva who is Jewish. It is the year 1932 during the time when Hitler is rising to power. Eva hears many things in which she doesn't understand, which makes this book even more breath-taking. She is shipped away from home where she lives with her mother, father, grandfather, aunt, and cousins. She goes to Ettington and stays with her Grandparents for part of the summer. Eva, a loving young child, is exposed to many things that she doesn't understand. She lives with prejudice all around her, but doesn't really understand why. Nothing makes sense to her. Her grandfather seems to be the only person who believes that she should know what is happening, since even Eva's own father believes that the horrible things that are happening are "not meant for the ears of a child." After returning home from the summer holidays, Eva is branded by phases such as "...only real Germans are allowed..."
Along with problems with hatred, economical problems start to arise with the people around her. Jobs are lost and food slowly becomes more sparse as Hitler gets stronger and stronger everyday. However, Eva doesn't experience this personally because her family has their own shop and money to fall back on. How will this child react when and if she finds out about all of the problems in the community?
I would recommend this book to higher levels of readers because of intense detail. This book is a slower book to read, but there is a reward for taking all of the time to read it. I would give this book four stars. If you love to read a good story, read A Frost in the Night.