| Parallel Journeys Contributor(s): Ayer, Eleanor H. (Author), Waterford, Helen (With), Heck, Alfons (With) |
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ISBN: 0756963982 ISBN-13: 9780756963989 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $16.36 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles from each other in the German Rhineland, but Helen's fate took her to the Auschwitz extermination camp, while Alfons ranked high in the Hitler Youth. "A book to make your blood run cold."--"School Library Journal." Christopher Award winner and ALA Best Book for Young Adults. 5-page photo insert. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.27" W x 7.66" (0.56 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: She was a young German Jew.He was an ardent member of the Hitler Youth.This is the story of their parallel journey through World War II.Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles from each other in the German Rhineland. But their lives took radically different courses: Helen's to the Auschwitz extermination camp; Alfons to a high rank in the Hitler Youth.While Helen was hiding in Amsterdam, Alfons was a fanatic believer in Hitler's master race. While she was crammed in a cattle car bound for the death camp Auschwitz, he was a teenage commander of frontline troops, ready to fight and die for the glory of Hitler and the Fatherland. This book tells both of their stories, side-by-side, in an overwhelming account of the nightmare that was WWII. The riveting stories of these two remarkable people must stand as a powerful lesson to us all. |