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The Edelweiss Pirates

The Edelweiss Pirates

Published: 26 Aug 2021

Paperback / softback, 288 pages

Recommended for age 11+ and 14+

By Dirk Reinhardt

Translated by Rachel Ward

Published by Pushkin Children's Books

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When sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he feels the old man is haunted by a secret from his past. Sure enough when Josef gives him his teenage diary to read, Daniel discovers a shocking story of rebellion and struggle. The diary tells how Josef left the Hitler Youth for a gang called The Edelweiss Pirates.

Their uniform: long hair and cool clothes. Their motto: freedom! At first the 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-soon they are fighting for their lives.

Tagged resistance , Second World War and war and conflict

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