Title: All the Light We Cannot See Author: Anthony Doerr Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Marie-Laurie is a 12 year old blind girl in 1942 in Paris. Her father works at the Museum of Natural History. They both flea to Saint Malo when the Nazis occupy Paris. They find shelter with Marie-Laurie’s great uncle Etienne. HerContinue reading “All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr”
Category Archives: Germany
The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris
Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Author: Heather Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Lale Sokolov has surrendered himself to the Nazis so they will spare his family (so they tell them). He’s a Slavic Jew and is taken to Auschwitz in 1942. At first he’s optimistic. Then reality sits in after the first night at theContinue reading “The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris”
Mr. B – Lynn Byk
Thank you Capture Me Books for letting me read this book. Title: Mr. B: Living with a 98-Year-Old Rocket Scientist Author: Lynn Byk Genre: Memoir Plot: Lynn tells the story of having to sell hers and her husband’s house and move into her husband’s father’s house, Joe Byk. Joe was a rocket scientist starting inContinue reading “Mr. B – Lynn Byk”
The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
Title: The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Lisel Meminger’s on a train ride to her foster parent’s house during WW2. Sadly they stop to bury her brother. There she finds a book and steals it. Though she can’t read it, yet. Her foster father, Hans Huberman, is a kind and gentleContinue reading “The Book Thief – Markus Zusak”
The Fourth Flag – Jamie Barton
Title: The Fourth Flag Author: Jamie Barton Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Elsa Schmidt is a pretty girl living in Germany during WW2. The only problem is that she’s Jewish. Her father smuggles her and family out of Germany via currier. They go separately and reunite in Switzerland. To lessen her suspicion while travel, her motherContinue reading “The Fourth Flag – Jamie Barton”
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