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Fritz and Kurt
Following in the footsteps of seminal works that tell the stories of this terrible time - from The Diary of a Young Girl to The Silver Sword and more recently When the Sky Falls - this is sure to be a future classic. The text will be accompanied by effective and sensitive illustrations by David Ziggy Greene.
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 19, 2023
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June 3, 2024
Genau solche Geschichten müssen erzählt werden......Genau JETZT!
Ich war anfangs etwas skeptisch, ob es möglich ist, eine Geschichte über den Holocaust und seine Schrecken in einem Buch kindgerecht und trotzdem ausdrucksstark zu beschreiben.....!?
Doch dies ist absolut gelungen!
Fritz und Kurt wachsen mit ihren Eltern und zwei Schwestern im Wien der Dreißiger Jahre des vergangenen Jahrhunderts auf.
Als Hitler die Macht auch in Österreich ergreift, beginnen für die jüdische Familie der Kampf ums Überleben.
Win wirklich, wirklich außergewöhnlich gut gemachter Kinder und Jugendroman für Menschen ab 11 Jahren!
Dringende Empfehlung als Klassenlektüre ab der vierten Jahrgangsstufe!
Absolut lesenswert!
Ich war anfangs etwas skeptisch, ob es möglich ist, eine Geschichte über den Holocaust und seine Schrecken in einem Buch kindgerecht und trotzdem ausdrucksstark zu beschreiben.....!?
Doch dies ist absolut gelungen!
Fritz und Kurt wachsen mit ihren Eltern und zwei Schwestern im Wien der Dreißiger Jahre des vergangenen Jahrhunderts auf.
Als Hitler die Macht auch in Österreich ergreift, beginnen für die jüdische Familie der Kampf ums Überleben.
Win wirklich, wirklich außergewöhnlich gut gemachter Kinder und Jugendroman für Menschen ab 11 Jahren!
Dringende Empfehlung als Klassenlektüre ab der vierten Jahrgangsstufe!
Absolut lesenswert!
April 28, 2023
We embarked on a buddy reading project my eight year old and I, and after each session, we had conversations, deep ones. Langa is such a perspective child, and his reflections blew me away.
22 days later we were done with this book. A hard to digest for his young mind, but he was able to comprehend the story in his own understanding of World War 2 and the Holocaust.
I was apprehensive at first, worried that he would not be able to handle the narrative, but the narration played to his strengths. And he understands injustice.
An emotional rendition, but so well thought out for younger readers.
Thank you Penguin Random South Africa for our review copy.
22 days later we were done with this book. A hard to digest for his young mind, but he was able to comprehend the story in his own understanding of World War 2 and the Holocaust.
I was apprehensive at first, worried that he would not be able to handle the narrative, but the narration played to his strengths. And he understands injustice.
An emotional rendition, but so well thought out for younger readers.
Thank you Penguin Random South Africa for our review copy.
January 17, 2024
Een hartverscheurend verhaal wat, op deze manier, toegankelijk is gemaakt voor kinderen.
Verhalen die voor altijd met iedereen gedeeld moeten worden.
Verhalen die je hart verscheuren.
Verhalen waarin de liefde en kracht, van de mensen die deze gruwel hebben overleefd, altijd voorop blijft staan.
Verhalen van mensen die deze gruwel niet hebben mogen overleven.
𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗷 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻 💔
Verhalen die voor altijd met iedereen gedeeld moeten worden.
Verhalen die je hart verscheuren.
Verhalen waarin de liefde en kracht, van de mensen die deze gruwel hebben overleefd, altijd voorop blijft staan.
Verhalen van mensen die deze gruwel niet hebben mogen overleven.
𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗷 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻 💔
February 12, 2025
Der Holocaust verwebt sich mit der Geschichte einer sechsköpfigen Familie aus Wien. Die Brüder Fritz und Kurt sind die Protagonisten. Obwohl (oder weil?) die Geschichte kindgerecht erzählt ist, ist sie berührend und schockierend. Die Erzählung beruht auf den geheimen Aufzeichnungen, die der Vater der Familie, Gustav Kleinmann, gemacht hat, und wird ergänzt durch Kindheitserinnerungen von Kurt. Sehr zu empfehlen für große und kleine Leser:innen (ab 3./4. Klasse?)
April 10, 2025
This book is about Holocaust written for kids, and is a story of 2 brothers, one who leaves for united states to escape war and another who serves in camps, story of their resilience, their will power and humanity.
I am super proud because the book was suggested to me by my son! So, he is far ahead in reading than me in these days. But which mum doesn't want to be beaten by her own kids? :)
I am super proud because the book was suggested to me by my son! So, he is far ahead in reading than me in these days. But which mum doesn't want to be beaten by her own kids? :)
May 8, 2024
Fakt ist, dass meine Kinder es beide werden lesen müssen, wenn sie das entsprechende Alter haben. Es gibt einfach Dinge, mit denen jeder konfrontiert werden muss, um in seinem Leben die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen.
Bücher über den Holocaust sind natürlich immer schockierend. Dieses hier richtet sich explizit an junge Leser, ist deshalb aber nicht weniger schonungslos. Gerade die einfach-familiäre Erzählweise hat es für mich so besonders schrecklich gemacht. Ein Buch, das einem ganz nah kommt und dann tief unter die Haut geht. Und immer bleibt der Gedanke: Was, wenn dies meine Geschichte gewesen wäre?
Bücher über den Holocaust sind natürlich immer schockierend. Dieses hier richtet sich explizit an junge Leser, ist deshalb aber nicht weniger schonungslos. Gerade die einfach-familiäre Erzählweise hat es für mich so besonders schrecklich gemacht. Ein Buch, das einem ganz nah kommt und dann tief unter die Haut geht. Und immer bleibt der Gedanke: Was, wenn dies meine Geschichte gewesen wäre?
September 1, 2023
I read this book before handing it over to my son, as he has taken an interest in stories from the war.
Dronfield has written perfectly for a younger audience, excluding descriptions of brutality without skipping over the important aspects of the holocaust.
Dronfield has written perfectly for a younger audience, excluding descriptions of brutality without skipping over the important aspects of the holocaust.
August 21, 2025
Ich habe dieses Buch eigentlich für meine Tochter (11) gekauft, nachdem bei ihr Fragen zum 2. WK aufkamen, ich wollte es aber zuerst selbst lesen, um einschätzen zu können, wie gut sie es "wegstecken" wird.
Kurzum: Das Buch ist fantastisch. Diese Geschichte ist so berührend, bewegend, voller Angst, Schmerz, Verlust und doch auch gefüllt mit Hoffnung und Liebe.
Gleichzeitig wurde mir beim Lesen bewusst, dass auch eine Fassung für Kinder der Geschichte nicht den Schrecken und das Grauen nehmen kann. Hier gibt es schlichtweg nichts, was sich verharmlosen lässt. Was in den Jahren vor und bis 1945 passiert ist, ist schlimmer als die düsterste Fiktion. Und aus der Perspektive eines Holocaust-Überlebenden geht es umso mehr unter die Haut. Es ist wichtig, dass die Geschichte genauso erzählt wird.
Aber meine Tochter wird mit dem Lesen doch noch ein bisschen warten. Jetzt ist noch nicht der richtige Moment für sie.
Kurzum: Das Buch ist fantastisch. Diese Geschichte ist so berührend, bewegend, voller Angst, Schmerz, Verlust und doch auch gefüllt mit Hoffnung und Liebe.
Gleichzeitig wurde mir beim Lesen bewusst, dass auch eine Fassung für Kinder der Geschichte nicht den Schrecken und das Grauen nehmen kann. Hier gibt es schlichtweg nichts, was sich verharmlosen lässt. Was in den Jahren vor und bis 1945 passiert ist, ist schlimmer als die düsterste Fiktion. Und aus der Perspektive eines Holocaust-Überlebenden geht es umso mehr unter die Haut. Es ist wichtig, dass die Geschichte genauso erzählt wird.
Aber meine Tochter wird mit dem Lesen doch noch ein bisschen warten. Jetzt ist noch nicht der richtige Moment für sie.
July 12, 2023
Fritz and Kurt is a book about two brothers who are caught up in the midst of WWII, and as Fritz and Kurt are Jews, they are prosecuted and chased by the Nazis around the world. Fritz and his father are caught by German soldiers and sent to a masterful array of concentration camps such as Buchenwald and Auschwitz. On the other hand, Kurt has to travel all the way to America just to evade the all-seeing eye of Hitler and his troops. This book deals with a number of different, and sensitive topics, such as Hope, Despair, and Death. When Fritz and his father are sent to concentration camps (Dachau, Buchenwald and Auschwitz) it seems as if they have no hope of survival, but somehow, they pull through, with thousands of highs and lows along the way. The sense of unfairness of how Hitler mercilessly prosecuted every Jew resonates throughout the book and the fact that this is a true story gives the reader an even stronger sense of disgust at how Germany committed the largest known genocide in human history. However, the story was incredibly dynamic, well-written and authentic, which made me give it a 5 out of 5.
December 25, 2023
Today I’m reading the book is called “Fritz and Kurt” written by Jeremy Dronfield. He wrote few crime novels and true stories. This is the version for younger readers following by the book called “The boy who followed his father into Auschwitz” for adult readers. This book is aimed for young readers and has a lot of pictures included. I read it in one day. I did enjoy the story because is an amazing and incredible true story of resilience and hope. Fritz and Kurt must face unimaginable hardships, and the two brothers wonder if they will ever return home. Their father, Gustav, kept a secret diary due his time in the camps in the original book. Fritz was born in 1923, and Kurt was born in 1930, they both have an older and younger sister and they all grew up in Vienna, Austria. The Nazis controlled Austria in 1938, then following year Fritz and his papa were arrested in October and sent to Buchenwald camp together. When papa was called up to transfer, to Auschwitz, then Fritz volunteered to follow with him. He chooses to go with him and fight for survival. Meanwhile, Kurt must go on a frightening journey, all alone, to seek safety on the far side of the world. As a result, did the Kleinmann family survive the Holocaust? You can decide.
January 31, 2023
Well-judged children's version of a true Holocaust family story.
I haven't read Dronfield's book about the Jewish family split by the second world war, but I was fascinated to hear that the author has retold it for a young audience. It wouldn't be the first book out there telling of Holocaust atrocities. While we try to protect our children from some of the worst of humanity, it is also important that they learn history, what intolerance and hatred can become, or how can we ever hope to stop it happening again?
And so I started this with trepidation, knowing what was likely to be forthcoming. And yes. It was upsetting, especially to a parent with children not far from the ages of Fritz and Kurt. But yes, it was also well-told.
As the author himself tells us, he moves quickly through some scenes that I can imagine were heart-breaking or tortuous for adult readers. He also gives children a degree of separation in the style of narration, as it is not told in the first person, though it does bring in their thoughts, it is a more overall view of their experience including wider details of what's going on around them, important for the context for a young reader.
The story begins in Vienna just before the German invasion, and soon takes young Kurt out of the country, alone, to America. With only a few chapters of his story once he reaches a new home, it mainly then pushes the reader on to concentration camps with the older Fritz and his father, arrested for nothing more than their Judaism. It explains well what the Nazis thought of Jews, and allows readers to see for themselves the inhumanity inflicted on so many.
Incredible is the tale of Fritz, his Papa and what they went through, and just how they survived. It's moving and had me in tears several times. I was very relieved to see that readers will not be spared the truth, but are not subjected to more graphic scenes than I as a parent would want in their heads. It is enough.
Dronfield does well to give his own thoughts on the family's experiences, and include a timeline of wider events. One thing I would have liked would have been teachers' notes, as I suspect this may be well read in school classrooms studying WWII, and discussion questions would have been one useful addition.
The illustrations were excellent, and reminded me of Michael Foreman's regular WWII work with Michael Morpurgo. They are serious and evocative, there is nostalgia in pictures of Vienna and sombre gravity in those of the camps, while retaining the child-like cartoon-style figures of the characters.
Very very well done. And very suitable. For ages 8-14.
I haven't read Dronfield's book about the Jewish family split by the second world war, but I was fascinated to hear that the author has retold it for a young audience. It wouldn't be the first book out there telling of Holocaust atrocities. While we try to protect our children from some of the worst of humanity, it is also important that they learn history, what intolerance and hatred can become, or how can we ever hope to stop it happening again?
And so I started this with trepidation, knowing what was likely to be forthcoming. And yes. It was upsetting, especially to a parent with children not far from the ages of Fritz and Kurt. But yes, it was also well-told.
As the author himself tells us, he moves quickly through some scenes that I can imagine were heart-breaking or tortuous for adult readers. He also gives children a degree of separation in the style of narration, as it is not told in the first person, though it does bring in their thoughts, it is a more overall view of their experience including wider details of what's going on around them, important for the context for a young reader.
The story begins in Vienna just before the German invasion, and soon takes young Kurt out of the country, alone, to America. With only a few chapters of his story once he reaches a new home, it mainly then pushes the reader on to concentration camps with the older Fritz and his father, arrested for nothing more than their Judaism. It explains well what the Nazis thought of Jews, and allows readers to see for themselves the inhumanity inflicted on so many.
Incredible is the tale of Fritz, his Papa and what they went through, and just how they survived. It's moving and had me in tears several times. I was very relieved to see that readers will not be spared the truth, but are not subjected to more graphic scenes than I as a parent would want in their heads. It is enough.
Dronfield does well to give his own thoughts on the family's experiences, and include a timeline of wider events. One thing I would have liked would have been teachers' notes, as I suspect this may be well read in school classrooms studying WWII, and discussion questions would have been one useful addition.
The illustrations were excellent, and reminded me of Michael Foreman's regular WWII work with Michael Morpurgo. They are serious and evocative, there is nostalgia in pictures of Vienna and sombre gravity in those of the camps, while retaining the child-like cartoon-style figures of the characters.
Very very well done. And very suitable. For ages 8-14.
February 25, 2023
Fritz And Kurt by Jeremy Dronfield is a powerful historical novel for children aged ten years and over.
The novel is the true story of brothers Fritz and Kurt who lived in Vienna in 1938 as the story opens. They were Jewish and at the time 180,000 Jewish people lived in Vienna.
Hitler and the Nazis marched into Austria with very little opposition. Any that they encountered was swiftly put down. We see how daily life altered rapidly for the brothers who lived with their parents and two sisters. Friends soon became informants to the Nazis. Avenues were sought to send the children to safety but it came too late for Fritz.
The story follows both brothers – Kurt to America who bravely voyaged alone aged just eleven years old. And Fritz who was old enough to be sent on the transport to the concentration camps with the men. It was a truly harrowing and awful time.
The reader sees the close bond between Fritz and his father as they try to help each other and keep hope alive that there will be better days ahead.
Jeremy Dronfield has written a powerful tale that is horrifying and harrowing, probably more so to older readers who have knowledge of just what really happened. Jeremy Dronfield says just enough to tell the true story without giving young children nightmares with graphic details. My granddaughters are very sensitive but I am letting them read this book because they need to know what happened, as does all the next generation, in the hope that never again will the innocent be slaughtered in such a way. Unfortunately, we see that many do not learn the lessons from history.
As well as simple words telling the story, the whole book is powerfully and yet simply illustrated by Ziggy Greene.
Fritz And Kurt is a read suitable for any age, not just children. You will be full of admiration for the bravery of the brothers who lived through a time of great evil.
Fritz And Kurt must be read n memory of the six million innocents who died and in memory of those who survived. It is a book that should be on the National Curriculum for education. We must never forget the six million innocents.
The novel is the true story of brothers Fritz and Kurt who lived in Vienna in 1938 as the story opens. They were Jewish and at the time 180,000 Jewish people lived in Vienna.
Hitler and the Nazis marched into Austria with very little opposition. Any that they encountered was swiftly put down. We see how daily life altered rapidly for the brothers who lived with their parents and two sisters. Friends soon became informants to the Nazis. Avenues were sought to send the children to safety but it came too late for Fritz.
The story follows both brothers – Kurt to America who bravely voyaged alone aged just eleven years old. And Fritz who was old enough to be sent on the transport to the concentration camps with the men. It was a truly harrowing and awful time.
The reader sees the close bond between Fritz and his father as they try to help each other and keep hope alive that there will be better days ahead.
Jeremy Dronfield has written a powerful tale that is horrifying and harrowing, probably more so to older readers who have knowledge of just what really happened. Jeremy Dronfield says just enough to tell the true story without giving young children nightmares with graphic details. My granddaughters are very sensitive but I am letting them read this book because they need to know what happened, as does all the next generation, in the hope that never again will the innocent be slaughtered in such a way. Unfortunately, we see that many do not learn the lessons from history.
As well as simple words telling the story, the whole book is powerfully and yet simply illustrated by Ziggy Greene.
Fritz And Kurt is a read suitable for any age, not just children. You will be full of admiration for the bravery of the brothers who lived through a time of great evil.
Fritz And Kurt must be read n memory of the six million innocents who died and in memory of those who survived. It is a book that should be on the National Curriculum for education. We must never forget the six million innocents.
January 30, 2023
Worth beyond 5 stars!
At the end of last year, I was invited by the Holocaust Education Trust to a series of seminars about the Holocaust, which included a trip to Auschwitz and Auschwitz- Birkenau. Following this educational experience and the visit, I made a promise to myself that I would continue to educate myself and those around me on the horrific events that happened during the Holocaust and inhumanly treatment of Jewish community.
With this in mind, and my role as a high school teacher, I have begun to look for books about the holocaust that I could introduce to students studying the war. I can’t put into words the emotions that this book stirred within me, nor can I put into words the Incredible way that Dronfield has re-written Fritz and Kurt’s story in order to make the history of the persecution and genocide of the Jewish community more accessible for younger generation. The way that this book has been written is appropriate for both younger generations and adults, as follows the life of a Viennese Jewish family from pre-Nazi occupation to the end of the war.
In the words of Dronfield - “ it is vitally important to remember what happened in those terrible years, and to do whatever we can to make sure nothing like it never occurs again […] we have to begin with memories and knowledge of what happened in the past, with understanding, and with compassion for our fellow human beings – all of them, not just the ones who look like us to share our beliefs.”
I couldn’t recommend this book more.
At the end of last year, I was invited by the Holocaust Education Trust to a series of seminars about the Holocaust, which included a trip to Auschwitz and Auschwitz- Birkenau. Following this educational experience and the visit, I made a promise to myself that I would continue to educate myself and those around me on the horrific events that happened during the Holocaust and inhumanly treatment of Jewish community.
With this in mind, and my role as a high school teacher, I have begun to look for books about the holocaust that I could introduce to students studying the war. I can’t put into words the emotions that this book stirred within me, nor can I put into words the Incredible way that Dronfield has re-written Fritz and Kurt’s story in order to make the history of the persecution and genocide of the Jewish community more accessible for younger generation. The way that this book has been written is appropriate for both younger generations and adults, as follows the life of a Viennese Jewish family from pre-Nazi occupation to the end of the war.
In the words of Dronfield - “ it is vitally important to remember what happened in those terrible years, and to do whatever we can to make sure nothing like it never occurs again […] we have to begin with memories and knowledge of what happened in the past, with understanding, and with compassion for our fellow human beings – all of them, not just the ones who look like us to share our beliefs.”
I couldn’t recommend this book more.
February 18, 2023
It doesn't feel right having to rate a book like this. How do you rate someone else's suffering, someone else's horror? Dronfield rightly states that "It is vitally important to remember what happened in those terrible years, and to do whatever we can to make sure nothing like it ever occurs again. "As with so much else in life, we have to begin with memories and knowledge of what happened in the past, with understanding, and with compassion for our fellow human beings - all of them, not just the ones who look like us or share our beliefs." And it is because of this that books like this, which tell these darkest parts of our history, are so vitally important. This particular edition brings this story to a younger audience, and it is by doing this that these horrors will not be forgotten. Sadly, with the war in Ukraine, it looks as though we still have some learning from the past to do. The story of Fritz and Kurt, and their family, deserves to be heard; how people manage to have such hope and courage in the darkest of times is a wonder to me. Dronfield has done a great job in treating their experiences in the way that he has done so, with respect and admiration.
November 12, 2023
I love a WW2 based story. And this is emotive and powerful telling the story of two brothers (though heavily weighted to brother who ends up in concentration camp) who have very different experiences as Jewish boys under the Nazi regime in Austria.
Based on a true story, there is a lot to take away from the story and will no doubt stay with me for a long time.
Personally I thought this book was obviously written by someone who is not a children’s writer by nature - that *spark* of someone who really knows how to write for kids was missing. And I felt it was a bit fact-heavy, which in some ways isn’t a bad thing as it’s great to learn new things, but I think the author did info-dump at times that didn’t move the story along.
But I still think this is a really fabulous book!
Personally, I think it would have benefited from being further edited or being a collaboration with this author and an established children’s writer.
This is a book I loved, as an adult reader, and I’d love to know how children find it.
Based on a true story, there is a lot to take away from the story and will no doubt stay with me for a long time.
Personally I thought this book was obviously written by someone who is not a children’s writer by nature - that *spark* of someone who really knows how to write for kids was missing. And I felt it was a bit fact-heavy, which in some ways isn’t a bad thing as it’s great to learn new things, but I think the author did info-dump at times that didn’t move the story along.
But I still think this is a really fabulous book!
Personally, I think it would have benefited from being further edited or being a collaboration with this author and an established children’s writer.
This is a book I loved, as an adult reader, and I’d love to know how children find it.
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May 4, 2023In 1938, the Nazis come to Vienna. They despise everyone who is not an Ayran, which meant foreigners, people of colour, traveller folk, gay people and anyone who had different beliefs, especially Jews. Fritz and Kurt’s family are Jews, which puts them in great danger.
Fritz is taken to a concentration camp along with his father. When his father is sent to Auschwitz, he has a choice to follow his father and risk his life or stay in his position and continue his peace. When he follows his father he has no choice but to escape from the carriage.
Kurt still was sound in Vienna, but he had to move soon. His mother sent him to America on the Sidboney and live with his Aunt.
I rate this a five out of five because even though the story was depressing and had a mourning feeling, the description was amazing and the inspiration I got from it is undeniable.
Fritz is taken to a concentration camp along with his father. When his father is sent to Auschwitz, he has a choice to follow his father and risk his life or stay in his position and continue his peace. When he follows his father he has no choice but to escape from the carriage.
Kurt still was sound in Vienna, but he had to move soon. His mother sent him to America on the Sidboney and live with his Aunt.
I rate this a five out of five because even though the story was depressing and had a mourning feeling, the description was amazing and the inspiration I got from it is undeniable.
November 8, 2022
Easy four stars for the young readers' version of "The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz" - with some extra material not included in the first variant as it didn't surface in time. It's certainly not flawless, but whatever impact the older read had on the markets, this doesn't deserve any less - it will certainly tell about the War and the Holocaust with more clarity than a whole shelf of coursebooks.
For my full review, including details of why these books have to be taken with a pinch of salt at times, please click to:-http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/F...
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February 2, 2024
"Fritz und Kurt" ist ein Roman, der auf dem wahren Schicksal der Familie Kleinmann beruht und deren Leben während des Holocaust erzählt. Die Geschichte ist sehr bewegend und einfühlsam für junge Leser ab 12 Jahre erzählt. Ich finde Jeremy Dronfield versteht es sehr gut die Geschehnisse altersgerecht wiederzugeben und gleichzeitig Zusammenhänge verständlich zu erklären. Komplettiert wird die Handlung von den angemessenen und schönen Illustrationen Ziggy Greens. "Fritz und Kurt" ist ein wichtiges Buch, dass auch schon junge Leser mit einem schrecklichen Teil unserer Geschichte bekannt macht. Einem Teil der niemals vergessen werden darf.
January 15, 2025
This book is a true story. It is set in the 1940s about World War II. In the book, the Nazis came to Vienna and captured Jewish people and a boy named Fritz and his father were captured and taken to Nazi prison camp. Meanwhile, Fritz's brother Kurt must go on a frightening journey all alone to seek safety. This book is an incredible true story and is very beautiful and heart-wrenching. I recommend it to anyone who likes reading non-fiction books about historical events.
March 15, 2023
I thought this book was really good. This was because, I told you not to give up because something good will happen at the end. This let us know more about the concentration camps in Germany. As the leader did not like Jews. I thought this author was thoughtful of those who suffered. Thank you Jeremy Dronfield.
February 8, 2023
So real
What scares me most is that the history of this will be lost to history and people will deny it happened Books like this thought devastating will keep this alive in the hearts and minds so it never happens again
What scares me most is that the history of this will be lost to history and people will deny it happened Books like this thought devastating will keep this alive in the hearts and minds so it never happens again
February 12, 2023
A beautiful yet humbling adaptation to the original telling of the story. I am in awe of the spirit of Gustav and Fritz throughout their experiences not to mention the hardships faced by the wider family as the onslaught of the Nazis tears them apart.
April 4, 2023
3.5* An interesting addition to this genre of children's books. This reads a little more 'non-fictiony' than other similar books. It is fairly descriptive of the horror of this time, so definitely recommended for mature upper primary readers and secondary school readers.
January 16, 2024
I started reading this with my 12 yo boy one night before bed, but it was so engrossing that he read ahead and I had to catch up on my own (don't think this has ever happened before). It's a relatively gentle introduction to the Holocaust, carefully written for a young audience (age 9 and up).
May 31, 2024
I wanted to read this as I’ve never read a book based on the holocaust aimed at children, this book does an amazing job of explaining what happened in an appropriate manner for children without missing out key bits of history.
January 26, 2023
Yet another amazing book I can’t wait to share with my class. Another perspective from such an horrific time, that brings another level of knowledge and outrage.
August 30, 2023
I guess I was more or less curious to know if this would be appropriate for my kids. It was a good read.
September 16, 2023
What a heartbreaker! I did not want to stop reading.
January 18, 2024
So eine emotionale Geschichte 🥹❤️
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