After the Train

by Gloria Whelan

Hardcover, 2009

Library's review

In 1955, a German boy discovers that he is Jewish, that he was actually rescued on the way to Dachau concentration camp, and adopted. He struggles with the anti-Semitism around him and to live his truth.

Publication

HarperCollins (2009), 160 pages

Description

Ten years after the end of the Second World War, the town of Rolfen, West Germany, looks just as peaceful and beautiful as ever, until young Peter Liebig discovers a secret about his past that leads him to question everything, including the town's calm facade and his own sense of comfort and belonging.

Language

Original language

English

Pages

160

Physical description

160 p.; 8.25 inches

ISBN

0060295961 / 9780060295967

DDC/MDS

324
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