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    Behind the Bedroom Wall

    By Laura E. Williams

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    It is 1942. Korinna, a thirteen-year-old girl in Germany, is an active member of the local Jungmadel, a Nazi youth group, along with many of her friends. She believes that Hitler is helping Germany by dealing with what he calls the “Jewish problem,” a campaign that she witnesses as her Jewish neighbors are attacked and taken from their homes.

    When Korinna discovers that her parents—who are secretly members of an underground resistance group—are sheltering a family of Jewish refugees behind her bedroom wall, she is shocked. As she comes to know the family her sympathies begin to turn, and when someone tips off the Gestapo, Korinna’s loyalties are put to the test. She must decide what she really believes and whom she really trusts.

    An exciting novel for middle-grade readers, Behind the Bedroom Wall teaches tolerance and understanding while exploring why Nazism held so many in its deadly thrall.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMilkweed Editions
    Release dateSep 1, 2010
    ISBN9781571318268
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    • 4/5
      Excellent Holocaust novel.
    • 4/5
      This is a book that is easy for younger readers, but interesting for teens as well. The story is about a young girl who finds that her family has been hiding jews behind her bedroom wall without her knowing it. Very interesting turn of events.
    • 5/5
      I’ve always read books and only read ones about hitler youth boy who weren’t loyal. So reading about a girl who isn’t loyal at first was refreshing and cool.

      Plus emotions were conveyed excellently and fluently the ending really got me excited though.
    • 2/5
      I'm not sure why, but I didn't really enjoy this book. Part of me thinks it's because it's written for 9-13 year olds and I'm pushing 30. But if a book is good, it should be good regardless of the age of the reader, no?

      I found the main character's abrupt change of heart to be more than a bit unbelievable. And her naïveté to be implausible. Though it is perhaps my adult eyes seeing this, I found the plot "twists" to be incredibly see-through.

      I have read and enjoyed several YA books about WWII. This was not one of them.

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