Crushing the Red Flowers
Author: Jennifer Voigt Kaplan
Publisher: Ig Publishing
Published: 2019-12
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781632460950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCrushing the Red Flowers is the story of how two ordinary boys cope under the extraordinary circumstances of Kristallnacht. Emil and Friedrich couldn't have less in common, but in the summer of 1938, they must both deal with the changes steamrolling through Germany. Friedrich struggles with an uncle in jail and a cruel Hitler Youth leader, while Emil does his best to avoid the blistering anti-Semitism that's threatening his family. Then in the late hours of November 9th, their world explodes, and the two boys are forced together in a race against time that requires Friedrich to risk his life in order to save Emil and his family.