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It's 1942. Thirteen-year-old Korinna Rehme is an active member of
her local Jungmadel, a Nazi youth group, along with many of her
friends. She believes that Hitler is helping Germany by instituting
a program to deal with what he calls the "Jewish problem," a
program that she witnesses as her Jewish neighbors are attacked and
taken from their homes. Korinna's parents, however, are members of
a secret underground group providing a means of escape to the Jews
of their city. Korinna is shocked to discover that they are hiding
a refugee family behind the wall of her bedroom. But as she comes
to know the family, her sympathies begin to turn. When someone tips
off the Gestapo, loyalties are put to the test and Korinna must
decide what she really believes and whom she really trusts. Filled
with adventure, "Behind the Bedroom Wall helps readers understand
the forces that drove so many to turn on their neighbors and the
courage that allowed some to resist.
Lexi's unhappy home life with an alcoholic mother drives her to join a neo-Nazi group, but eventually she discovers that her new friends thrive on hatred and destruction.
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The Can Man (Paperback)
Laura E Williams, Craig Orback
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R319
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The riveting tale of an executioner's daughter who struggles to
find a different path in life
Born into the family of an executioner, Lily has always been
sheltered by her mother from the horrors of her father's
occupation. But when her ailing mother takes a turn for the worse,
Lily is suddenly thrust into the paralyzing role of executioner's
assistant. Aside from preparing healing concoctions for the
suffering and maimed, Lily must now accompany her father at the
town executions, something she has never done before. Though she
loves her father, the emotional burden of his disturbing profession
is just too much for her to bear. Lily must find a way to change
her destiny, no matter the consequences.
Set in medieval England, this well-researched and beautifully
written novel tells the story of one girl's fight to rise above her
fate.
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