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The Other Way Round

by Judith Kerr · 1975

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It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz, finding yourself in love and wondering every night whether you will survive the bombs. But it is even harder for Anna, who is still officially classified as an "enemy alien". Those bombs are coming from Germany - the country that was once her own. If Hitler invades, can she and her beloved refugee family possibly survive?

Genre
historical fictionHolocaustWorld War IIwar and military
Themes
childhood
Setting
World War IIHolocaustGermanyEnglandLondon
Subject
historybiography
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle grade
Length
medium · 256 pages

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