The Edelweiss Pirates

Dirk Reinhardt author Rachel Ward translator Michael Rosen editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Children's Books

Published:26th Aug '21

Should be back in stock very soon

The Edelweiss Pirates cover

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.

'A powerful, moving and important story', Michael Rosen

'An unknown story we should all know, about the triumph of courage and the human spirit.' Michael Morpurgo

ISBN: 9781782693093

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

288 pages