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Friedrich
Friedrich (Puffin Books)
Friedrich
Edite Kroll, Hans Peter Richter
"Superb, sensitive, honest and compelling . . . a simple but terrifying tale of the destruction of a single Jewish family."--The New York TimesWinner of the Mildred L. Batchelder AwardHis best friend thought Friedrich was lucky. His family had a good home and enough money, and in Germany in the early 1930s, many were unemployed. But when Hitler came to power, things began to change. Friedrich was expelled from school, and then his mother died and his father was deported. For Friedrich was Jewish.

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Genre: 

  • Historical Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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This book is very serious and takes place in Germany during World War II. His best friend thought Friedrich was lucky because Friedrich had a nice house and enough money. Things quickly change.

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