Blitzkrieg
Falkner, Brian
Notes
406 pagesillustrations
Summary: Young Joe is living in pre-WWII Berlin, with his British father and NZ mother, attending school and witnessing the excitement of his friends who are enthusiastically joining the Hitler Youth Movement. Joe feels uncomfortable with the growing mistreatment of local Jews, and after the arrest of his father as a spy, he is forced to escape from Berlin with his mother. Joe is separated from his mother and evacuated to New Zealand, and, while war looms in Europe, he is frustrated by his distance from the action, and his inability to do anything about finding his father. After a harrowing route back to Europe, Joe attempts to infiltrate the Hitler Youth movement in Germany while at the same time searching for his mother and father in wartime Berlin
Brian Falkner
362 pages
illustrations
Originally published as: Katipo Joe : blitzkrieg
Summary: Young Joe is living in pre-WWII Berlin, with his British father and NZ mother, attending school and witnessing the excitement of his friends who are enthusiastically joining the Hitler Youth Movement. Joe feels uncomfortable with the growing mistreatment of local Jews, and after the arrest of his father as a spy, he is forced to escape from Berlin with his mother. Joe is separated from his mother and evacuated to New Zealand, and, while war looms in Europe, he is frustrated by his distance from the action, and his inability to do anything about finding his father. After a harrowing route back to Europe, Joe attempts to infiltrate the Hitler Youth movement in Germany while at the same time searching for his mother and father in wartime Berlin
Rated: Teen. Ages 12 and up
my notes
Katipo Joe : blitzkriegLocation | edition | Bar Code | due date |
---|---|---|---|
Senior | 502 | ||
Senior | First US edition | 503 | |
Senior | First US edition | 1789 | |
Senior | 4416 | ||
Senior | 5245 |
Genre: | Historical fiction Adventure stories War stories Historical fiction Adventure stories War stories |
ISBN: | 9781338857825 9781775436447 |
pub: | 2023 |