Hideout: 2 (English and German Edition) - Hardcover

Heuck

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525443436 ISBN 13: 9780525443438

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 1988

Synopsis

During the final year of the Second World War, two orphaned children--one with virtually no memory of life before the war--must use their imaginations to escape the harsh realities of their lives

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Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8 Rebecca, a young German girl found among bombing ruins so shell shocked that she can remember only her first name, is sent to an orphanage where she escapes her unhappiness through fantasy adventures that Sami, an older boy who is hiding out in a bomb crater in a cornfield, shares with her. As the withdrawing German front draws nearer, and fighting around them escalates, the children intensify their fantasy in which they find warmth, food, and security. When back in the orphanage, Rebecca maintains her link with Sami through the cornhusk doll he gives her. This is an unusual war story. The war is seen only from the point of view of a young child. Unfortunately it frequently takes the didactic tone one might use when dealing with a young child. The children's fantasy journeys are overly allegorical and heavy-handed in preaching about selfishness and arguing as a cause for war. The abrupt ending which tidies everything up neatly cheats readers with its pat solutions. There is much to appeal to young readers herea mistreated orphan, her love for her doll, and her friendship with the somewhat mysterious Sami. However, the apparent age gap between the protagonist and the intended audience, the didacticism, and the lack of any real resolution will limit the success of this book in most collections. Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, N.J.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0525443436
• ISBN 13: 9780525443438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 183