Paul Dowswell
Hardcover | Pages: 292 pages Rating: 3.84 | 1513 Users | 178 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Ausländer |
| ISBN: | 0747589097 (ISBN13: 9780747589099) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2010), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2010) |
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When Peter's parents are killed, he is sent to an orphanage in Warsaw. Then German soldiers take him away to be measured and assessed. They decide that Peter is racially valuable. He is Volksdeutscher: of German blood. With his blond hair, blue eyes, and acceptably proportioned head, he looks just like the boy on the Hitler-Jugend poster. Someone important will want to adopt Peter. They do. Professor Kaltenbach is very pleased to welcome such a fine Aryan specimen to his household. People will be envious. But Peter is not quite the specimen they think. He is forming his own ideas about what he is seeing, what he is told. Peter doesn't want to be a Nazi, and so he is going to take a very dangerous risk. The most dangerous risk he could possibly choose to take in Berlin in 1942.Details Of Books Ausländer
| Title | : | Ausländer |
| Author | : | Paul Dowswell |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 292 pages |
| Published | : | March 2nd 2009 by Bloomsbury (first published January 1st 2009) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. War. World War II |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 1513 Users | 178 ReviewsComment On Of Books Ausländer
Trigger warnings: Antisemitism, racism, death of a parent (in the past), car accident.Based on the blurb, this sounded intriguing. Unfortunately, it proved to be more meh than anything for me. While the concept of a Polish boy sent to live in Germany following the death of his parents was definitely unique, the characters lacked emotional depth for me. The writing was pretty choppy and it didn't always feel finished. That said, it's a pretty unique viewpoint - a teenager in Nazi Germany who's*SPOILERS ALERT*When I found this book in the library and read the blurb, it drew me in straight away. Auslander is a German word which translates to mean foreigner. This book is a story about a young boy Piotr and what it was like to grow up in Poland as a Nordic looking perfect Aryan specimen when the Nazis began their occupation. This story follows Piotr from his parents death and being taken for racial identification to his adoption by a respectable German family and his eventual escape from
This book is between 2.5 and 3 stars... The story is good and helpful to understand more of WW2 Germany, but slow in some places and very little suspense... Surprising ending which helped the book's story appeal
Auslander follows the fortunes of a teenage boy of German heritage but born and raised in Poland during the war. After his parents are killed, Peter Brock is first sent to an orphanage, then adopted by a well-connected family in Berlin. Out of place despite his Aryan ancestry, Peter instinctively reacts against Nazi ideology, seeking to help those that are persecuted despite the risks involved. In charting Peters story, Dowswell tells a wider story about racial science and the atrocities
I love historical fictions so I had high expectations for The Auslander. Sadly, I didnt enjoy it as much as I should. The biggest problem I had with the book was the characters. Peter, out protagonist, was flat most of the time. I felt like I didnt really know him at all. He sometimes lacks emotions when talking about his parents and his past. His interactions with other characters seemed a bit forced. Peters opinion about the Germans changed so quickly that it wasnt very convincing to me. There
This would be a great book to read when looking at WW2 as a topic. Told from the perspective of an orphan from Poland bought in to Nazi Germany because he had Aryan looks, and being adopted into a prestigious Nazi family, it emphasises the contrast between wanting to conform and not agreeing with the regime. It would not be suitable for an audience younger than year 6 because of quite difficult themes and also some prior knowledge would be required. It would be great to contrast with something
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