Slotting in beside THE MACHINE GUNNERS and WAR HORSE, A CAKE FOR
THE GESTAPO tells the story of a fictional gang of kids in Jersey
during the German Occupation in WW2, weaving in very real
islanders' own stories of the Occupation at its core - A history
that has never before been told in children's literature June 1940.
Jersey. Joe makes light of his father's unpredictable anger, and
Spinner tries to ignore the school bully, Percy, while dealing with
her own mounting fears. As for Ginger, her cousin, he's nervous of
the biggest bully of all, Hitler, while her neighbour, farmer's son
Clem, is apparently just keeping his head down. But on the sly,
Clem is learning to box, has hidden a gun and he's going to deal
with Percy - and possibly the Germans - all by himself. All the
same, none of them believes the Germans will actually invade. Then
the island is bombed, Joe is injured and outrage turns to terror as
the Germans arrive and their grip on the peaceful island tightens.
Initially, the adults avoid direct confrontation, while the gang is
determined to go further, aiming to destroy German morale and trip
them up in their every move. At first, they simply play tricks on
the soldiers, but as the situation worsens, their defiance
escalates, leading them all into terrible, mortal danger. As the
Occupation wears on, and deprivation turns to starvation, a
distinct plan emerges for the kids - the successful elimination
from the island of a Gestapo sergeant, the cruel and repugnant
Viktor. -- Jacqueline King * A Cake for the Gestapo *
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