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
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