Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany by Eleanor Ramrath Garner

Description: Eleanor's Story by Eleanor Ramrath Garner The author shares her experience of World War II, from her trip across the Atlantic to dealing with the Gestapo. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An engrossing coming-of-age autobiography of a young American caught in Nazi Germany during World War II.During the Great Depression, when Eleanor is nine, her family moves from her beloved America to Germany, from which her parents had emigrated years before and where her father has been offered a job he cannot pass up. But when war suddenly breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlantic, they realize returning to the United States isnt an option. They arrive in Berlin as enemy aliens.Eleanor tries to maintain her American identity as she feels herself pulled into the turbulent life roiling around her. She and her brother are enrolled in German schools and in Hitlers Youth (a requirement). She fervently hopes for an Allied victory, yet for years she must try to survive the Allied bombs shattering her neighborhood. Her family faces separations, bombings, hunger, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion, and the terrors of Soviet occupancy.This compelling story is heart-racing at times and immerses readers in a first-hand account of Nazi Germany, surviving World War II as a civilian, and immigration. Author Biography Eleanor Ramrath Garner attended Boston University and pursued a career as a permissions editor for textbook publishers for many years. Garner is also an artist whose work is exhibited in galleries in Southern California where she lives. Review "This powerful coming-of-age tale is told with intensity and also with the freshness of teenage years remembered: there are repeated brutal bombings and countless brushes with death; there are also friends, holiday celebrations, and two babies born to the family during the war, who engage Eleanors love and protection. Theres also a much anticipated return to the U. S. It all coalesces into a must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in childrens literature."—Booklist Review Text "This powerful coming-of-age tale is told with intensity and also with the freshness of teenage years remembered: there are repeated brutal bombings and countless brushes with death; there are also friends, holiday celebrations, and two babies born to the family during the war, who engage Eleanors love and protection. Theres also a much anticipated return to the U. S. It all coalesces into a must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in childrens literature." -- Booklist "This memoir is outstanding. More than just a chronicle of dates and places, it shows the author to be a sensitive and intelligent woman with a gift for recalling her fears, childhood conflicts, triumphs, and losses. There is an immediacy and power in her recollections. Her exchanges with a harsh, sometimes cruel father are of particular interest. We can be thankful that she chose to relive painful memories and share this story." -- VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Review Quote This powerful coming-of-age tale is told with intensity and also with the freshness of teenage years remembered: there are repeated brutal bombings and countless brushes with death; there are also friends, holiday celebrations, and two babies born to the family during the war, who engage Eleanors love and protection. Theres also a much anticipated return to the U. S. It all coalesces into a must-have memoir about an aspect of wartime survival not often written about in childrens literature. Description for Teachers/Educators Curriculum Connections: Non-fiction memoir cross-curricular, backmatter, unique POV, great detail for close reading, has photographs, cause and effect, notable matter and unique thread on a well known subject Details ISBN1561452963 Author Eleanor Ramrath Garner Short Title ELEANORS STORY Language English ISBN-10 1561452963 ISBN-13 9781561452965 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Illustrations Yes Year 2003 Residence San Diego, CA, US Subtitle An American Girl in Hitlers Germany DOI 10.1604/9781561452965 Imprint Peachtree Publishers Place of Publication Atlanta, GA Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2003-08-05 NZ Release Date 2003-08-05 US Release Date 2003-08-05 UK Release Date 2003-08-05 Pages 224 Audience Age 12 Publisher Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Publication Date 2003-08-05 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141745485;

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