Who is hitlers daughter

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French. Her name was Heidi, and she was Hitler's daughter. It began on a rainy morning in Australia, as part of a game played by Mark and his friends.

It was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving tales about fairies and mermaids and horses. But Anna's story was different this time: it was not a fairy tale or an adventure story. The story was about a young gi Her name was Heidi, and she was Hitler's daughter.

The story was about a young girl who lived during World War II. As Anna's story unfolds, Mark is haunted by the image of Hitler's daughter. He wonders what he would have done in her place if he had known his father was an evil man leading the world into a war that was destroying millions of lives.

And if Mark had known, would he have had the power and determination to stop him? Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published June 17th by HarperCollins first published October 13th More Details Original Title. Hitler Trilogy 1. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Hitler's Daughter , please sign up. Avni I'd say this reading level is for 9 and above. I first read this book at the age of 10,in year 5!

BTW,this book is amazing! See all 7 questions about Hitler's Daughter…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3.

Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Hitler's Daughter Hitler Trilogy, 1. Apr 02, C. Shelves: undeservedly-popular , children-s-young-adults , to-be-re-read , australian. Every single year, these authors would churn out another book, and school libraries would buy them, and librarians would read them and think they were so good and then they would stick those gold medallion stickers on them and tell us to read them during our library When I was about nine or ten, Jackie French was one of those authors, along with Ursula Dubosarsky and Gillian Rubenstein, who consistently won Children's Book of the Year awards from the Australian Book Council or whoever they were.

Every single year, these authors would churn out another book, and school libraries would buy them, and librarians would read them and think they were so good and then they would stick those gold medallion stickers on them and tell us to read them during our library classes.

And kids would read them, plump and happy on their padded chairs, and smiling and vegemite-mouthed, they would nod their heads happily as they unquestioningly consumed the latest product designed specifically for children.

I was too young to define with any clarity why I hated books like this one so much, and now I can't quite remember, except that at some level I felt as if my intelligence was being insulted. These were books that adults chose because they thought they were good for children. In reality they were overly sentimental, simplistic and unrealistic. Now they wonder why young people don't read these days. ETA: I hope I'm not being too harsh on primary school librarians.

Mine was middle-aged and colourless with a haircut that might be fashionable now but wasn't then, and she once won a car in a lottery. In fact, she actually introduced me to Diana Wynne Jones. For which I will be forever grateful to her, though my children may not. View all 14 comments. Jul 19, Kathryn rated it really liked it Shelves: audiobooks , 4-stars , reading-list , australian-authors.

It raised some interesting questions of morality as the main character, Mark, struggled with issues such as how do you know that what your parents tell you is right and good actually is right and good, what do you do if you begin to suspect that what they have told you is wrong. This is my second Jackie French, and I will be continuing to read her works.

View 2 comments. They all take turns in the story telling but all agree that Anna has the best imagination. This is aimed at younger audiences but enjoyable and thought provoking to read as an adult. It raised a lot of questions and really had you pondering over them. What if Hitler had a daughter, would that make her evil?

Should we judge a person by behaviour and actions of their parents? The book also gives the reader an insight into the horrors of war with delicacy and consideration for young readers. Mar 13, Shannon rated it liked it Recommended to Shannon by: my son.

Shelves: read-in This was a good book to read along with my fifth grader. He read it first, and I suspected he needed to someone else to read it and process with him.

It was thought provoking, and a good beginning to understanding the holocaust. It wasn't too scary or t0o in depth , yet provided a starting point for many conversations about human rights, genocide, and ethical decision making. Further more, it delves into how one becomes a bystander to heinous wrong doings, or how one can feel helpless to stop w This was a good book to read along with my fifth grader.

Further more, it delves into how one becomes a bystander to heinous wrong doings, or how one can feel helpless to stop wrong doing.

A reread for university reading set list for one of my children's literature units. This is a quick easy read that would be great for middle to late primary school readers and even early secondary school readers to begin to look at the World War Two in fairly friendly approach, allows the reader a chance to be introduced to this piece of history that happened but not in the in your face context.

I feel like with any children's literature including young readers and young adults category to remind A reread for university reading set list for one of my children's literature units. I feel like with any children's literature including young readers and young adults category to remind adult readers to read with a lens of the intended audience and not as an adult who has background knowledge to disregard plots or characterisations that seem too far-fetched or quickly decide its not a great book because it seems to be to simplistic or it doesn't overly engage you.

This is something I have had to consider with my set lists through my children's literature units to read them with a more child-like lens than through my adult filter to appreciate the complexity of a simple children's story.

This is a great example of such a story. View all 7 comments. Aug 19, Pamela Lloyd rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Everyone. Shelves: dont-own , borrowed-from-library , childrens , ya. This is an impressive book and one I can't recommend highly enough.

Anna tells stories her friends love to hear. Then, one day, she starts to tell a deeper, richer story that's both more compelling and more disturbing than the stories she's told before, about a girl, maybe an imaginary girl, and maybe not, who is Hitler's daughter.

In response, Mark, the viewpoint character, begins to ask questions about inheritance, what it means to care for others, how to cope with loving someone who does wrong This is an impressive book and one I can't recommend highly enough. In response, Mark, the viewpoint character, begins to ask questions about inheritance, what it means to care for others, how to cope with loving someone who does wrong, and how to understand what's really right when everyone around you agrees that bad actions are right, as he tries to understand what he hears and how he feels about the story.

The adults in his life want to be supportive, but are mystified by his questions and concerns. Often, they're busy or don't answer very satisfactorily, but when Mark asks his dad whether kids are evil if their parents are, his dad responds thoughtfully and without getting angry, even though he doesn't understand why Mark is so worried. The more I think about this book, the better I think it is. The issues are very real and very much a part of what we all must deal with.

He said to me 'When you are 14, and the world around you is insane, how do you know what is good and what is evil?

How do you know? And he had only been 14…. I forgot his words for many years. Then ten years ago I took my mother, my brother, my cousin and my year-old son to the theatre to see Cabaret for my mother's 70th birthday.

The play is set in Germany, just as Hitler is coming to power. Half way through the teenage waiter sings the most beautiful song 'Tomorrow belongs to me. I watched as my son stared at the singer entranced. As he said to me later 'That song was about me and my friends. Tomorrow belongs to us. Then half way through the song it changes. The lights come up The orchestra stands, and they too are wearing Nazi uniforms. And my son sat there in shock because he had been identifying with a Nazi song.

He said he realised how he so easily may have become a Nazi, if he had been 14 in Hitler's Germany. How do you know what is good and evil when you are 14, and the world around you is insane? If you are 14, and you realise evil is happening, what can you do? Simultaneously we begin to hear the bombing of Berlin and see Heidi - the disfigured daughter of Hitler - crawl from a bunker. Caught in the turmoil of war, she is hidden away by her father, one of the most dreaded men in history.

Hitler's Daughter is a creative and immersive play that re-tells historical events through the eyes of a fictional character.

Young members in the audience are challenged to self-reflect and question the reality of truth, and notions of personal responsibility.

The audience - as Mark is - are left with the lingering question: Did Hitler really have a daughter? Was she real?