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The Edelweiss Pirates by Dirk Reinhardt tr. Rachel Ward

December 12, 2021 By achuka Leave a Comment

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.

Edgar & Adolf by Phil Earle & Michael Wagg

January 13, 2021 By achuka Leave a Comment

ACHUKA Book of the Day 13 Jan 2021

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Based on a true story…

When he inherits a special football badge, German teenager Adi sets off on a mission to fulfil his grandfather’s dying wish and return the badge to its rightful owner, former England footballer, Edgar Kail. After tracking Edgar down, Adi gets the chance to learn more about the achievements of his grandfather, Adolf Jager, and the story unfolds of a special friendship that spanned twenty years and survived the horror of the Second World War. Edgar Kail and Adolf Jager played for their respective clubs in the early twentieth century and they remain folk heroes even now. Perfect for less-confident readers, this is a fictional tale of two real-life footballing heroes, and the moving story of a friendship forged by the beautiful game.

The cover illustrator is Tom Clohosy Cole, also responsible for the excellent covers on Tom Palmer’s Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog.
Follow Tom Clohosy Cole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomclohosycole/

Super-Readable Rollercoasters is a new series of titles resulting from a collaboration between Oxford University Press and specialist publisher Barrington Stoke, expertly edited to remove barriers of comprehension and printed in Barrington Stoke’s dyslexia-friendly font, designed to build reading confidence and stamina.
Other titles in the series”
Rat by Patrice Lawrence
I Am The Minotaur by Anthony McGowan

Cornelia Funke Feature

October 11, 2018 By achuka Leave a Comment

Recommended feature about Cornelia Funke in Deutsche Well:

In 1979, the German children’s book writer Michael Ende decided to take a journey into imagery realms in his writing: His epic book, The Neverending Story, takes place in a magical world full of adventure that appealed not only to children. Many adults also fell in love with the powerful story. And those who were fortunate enough to experience The Neverending Story during their childhood are still fans today.

But those children have long grown up and have children of their own now. And their generation has their own author who explores universes of the imagination: Cornelia Funke. There’s hardly a child today who hasn’t read Funke’s work or has at least listened to audio books or watched film adaptations of her books.

Read all >>> https://www.dw.com/en/cornelia-funke-inkheart/a-45803587

From fleeing Hitler to teatime with tiger: the adventures of Judith Kerr | The Times

September 13, 2015 By achuka Leave a Comment

I don’t often link to Times features, because of the paywall, but there was a rather good double page feature profile of Judith Kerr in yesterday Times Review, in which, amongst other things, the 92-year-old Kerr showed herself to be very clear-headed about the current migrant situation:

“It’s almost overwhelming change. I think it’s not just the war in Syria, it’s that people who used to live fairly awful lives in all those places didn’t know there was anything better and now they can see it, how people live [in the West]. It will be a different world. The religion bit is the uncertain thing. Otherwise there wouldn’t be a problem at all: these are excellent people.”

Judith Kerr’s latest book is Mister Cleghorn’s Seal

via From fleeing Hitler to teatime with tiger: the adventures of Judith Kerr | The Times.