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Nine-year-old Anna was too busy with schoolwork and friends in 1933 to take much notice of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in her native Germany. But when her father is suddenly, unaccountably missing, and her family flees Berlin in secrecy, Anna is forced to learn the skills needed to be a... read more
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Anna, Max and her family are alive during the Holocuast. Living in Berlin there whole life a drastic change has to occur or they will be put in death camps. They move to Swizterland, France and finally England. Along the way they have to make new friends, learn new languages, and lastly learn... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Anna: A little girl, growing up in Berlin in 1933. She is forced to leave everything when Hitler gets more powerful and her and her family escape the country.
- Max: Anna's brother.
- Omama: Anna and Maxs grandmother
- Papa: father
- Madame Fernand: Add a description of this character.
- Heimpi: House Keeper/Cook to Anna's family.
- Great-aunt Sarah
- Gunther: Max's best friend in Berlin.
- Colette: Anna's friend in Paris, France.
- Vreneli: Girl in Zurich, Anna's friend.
- Grete: Austrian woman, is living in paris, and offers to clean the household of Anna's family.
- Madame Socrate: Anna's teacher in Paris.
- Herr Graupe: Anna's teacher in Zurich.
- Monsieur Fernand
- Herr Zwirn
- Herr Rosenfeld
- Francine
- Mademoiselle Martel
- Hitler
- Frau Zwirn
- Onkel Julius
- Franz
- Fraulein Lambeck
- Cousin Otto: Anna's Mother's cousin who lives in England.
- Trudi
- Napoleon
- Gasthof Zwirn
- Elsbeth
- Roesli
- Alice
- Peter
Quotes edit
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“"Are we really leaving on Sunday?" "Saturday. It's a long way to Switzerland. We have to spend the night in Stuttgart on the way." "Then this is our last week at school!" It seemed incredible.”
Anna, Max, and Mama
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Next morning everyone was talking about the fire which had destroyed the Reichstag where the German Parliament met.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Berlin, Germany: Anna and her family live in Germany all their lives, until they must pack up and leave because they are Jewish and Hitler is getting stronger.
- Zurich, Switzerland: They arrive in Switzerland and live their for a few years, staying with a family called the Kentners.
- Paris, France: The family goes to France as new oppurtunities arrise.
- London, England: They soon move to London, and arrive there at the end of the book.
- Paris
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Berlin
- South Of France
- Zurich
- England
- Prague: Anna's family stay hear while they are on their way to Switzerland, it is in the Czech Republic.
- Austria
- Stuttgart
- London
First Sentence edit
Anna was walking home from school with Elsbeth, a girl in her class.
Table of Contents edit
The chapters have no titles, but their are 24 chapters (Paperback Addition, Published 1971)
Glossary edit
- Swastika: the symbol of the Nazis
- Lycee: French High School
- Ecole Communale: school for children who are going to finish their education earlier than most (to work)
- Sil Vous Plait: please in French
- Oui: yes in French
- Non: no in French
- Merci: thank you in French
- Baguette: thin, long loaf of bread
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Anna (Kerr, Judith). (standard series)
Followed by The Other Way Round.
This is book 587 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., and followed by Friday.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Judith Kerr (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Coward
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0698201825
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Coward
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0698201825
Page Count: 240
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