Author: Judith Kerr
Country: Germany
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date: 1971
The story begins in Berlin in 1933 when Anna and her brother
Max discovered one morning that their father is missing. Hitler might win an election and Papa fled to
Prague. Family is Jewish and Papa is also well known journalist who was writing
against Nazis. Hitler won an election and rest of the family join Papa in
Switzerland. They stay there for few months and Papa decides to go to Paris to
look for accommodation and job and take mama with him as a buyer. Anna and Max
stay alone for a little while. Nazis found out about Papa when he travels and
put the price on his head. Papa came back to collect them and they somehow
successfully came to Paris. Max went to boys’ school and after some time Mama
finds primary school for Anna. They stay in Paris for two years and decided to
move to London as Papa thinks he could find job easier.
For further information see:
http://www.un.org/holocaustremembrance/index.shtml
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/holocaust-fiction
http://library.jccc.edu/guides/literature/holocaust.html
For further information see:
http://www.un.org/holocaustremembrance/index.shtml
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/holocaust-fiction
http://library.jccc.edu/guides/literature/holocaust.html
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