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Hitler's Daughter
By (Author) Jackie French
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
13th October 1999
Australia
Young Adult
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
A823.3
Short-listed for Children's Choice Book Awards: Fiction for Older Readers 2002
Paperback
144
Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 10mm
110g
Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young Readers
Did Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist - What if she did
The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist And i you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too
Do things that happened a long time ago still matter
MORE ACCLAIM FOR HITLER'S DAUGHTER
First published in 1999, Hitler's Daughter has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia alone and has received great critical acclaim, both in Australia and the twelve counties where it has been published. Hitler's Daughter has also won or been shortlisted for 23 awards, both in Australia and internationally, including winner of the 2000 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers. Hitler's Daughter has also been adapted into an award-winning play by the MonkeyBaa theatre.
Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 20142015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench