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"Fourteen-year-old Karl Stern has never thought of himself as a Jew. But to the bullies at his school in Naziera Berlin, it doesn't matter that Karl has never set foot in a synagogue or that his family doesn't practice religion. Demoralized by relentless attacks on a heritage he doesn't accept... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Max Schmeling: He is a real person put into a fictional book. Max was a chapion boxer back during Hitler's time and it was really interesting how the author wove a fictional story in with his actual life.
- Hildy: Karl's younger sister.
- Karl Stern: Main character. A Jewish boy who learns how to box. Is a cartoonist.
- Gertz Diener: Add a description of this character.
- Greta
- Worjyk: Manager of the 'Berlin Boxing Club'.
- Hitler: Dicator. Leader of Nazi Germany.
- Kerner
- Lutz
- Max Schmeling: Professional boxer.
- Franz
- Spatz: Karl's nickname.
- Mama
- Goebbels
- Juden
- Herr Stern
- Meissner
- Joe Louis
- Herr Greenberg
- Kurt
- Herr Boch
- Hartzel
- Kliegerman
- Herr Koplek
- Herr Braun
- Ross
- Johann
- Danke
- Anny
- Hellmis
- Superman
- Jakob
- Rebecca
- Herr Dirks
- Jimmy Braddock
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Sharenow (Author)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › Fiction › Holocaust
- Books › Teens › School & Sports › Fiction
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities › Sports
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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