The Edelweiss pirates
Reinhardt, Dirk, 1963-2021
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When 16-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he has a feeling the old man is keeping something from him, and sure enough when Josef gives him his teenage diary to read Daniel discovers a shocking story of rebellion and struggle. It tells how Gerlach left the Hitler Youth at the age of 14 and instead joined a gang called the Edelweiss Pirates. Their uniform: long hair and cool clothes. Their motto: freedom! At first the Edelweiss Pirates are only interested in hanging out and having a good time, but as the situation in Nazi Germany gets worse, they start to plan dangerous missions against Hitler's regime. The deeper Daniel dives into this past world, the more closely he feels connected to Gerlach, until he realises what the Edelweiss Pirates have to do with him and his own story.
Main title:
The Edelweiss pirates / Dirk Reinhardt ; translated from the German by Rachel Ward ; introduction by Michael Rosen.
Author:
Reinhardt, Dirk, 1963-, authorWard, Rachel, 1978-, translator
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2021.
Collation:
282 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9781782693093 (pbk)
Dewey class:
833.92FICTION
Local class:
F
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
3150856