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Children and fire : a novel / Ursula Hegi.

Hegi, Ursula. (Author).

Summary:

Children and Fire tells the story of a single day that will forever transform the lives of the townspeople. At the core of this remarkable novel is the question of how one teachergifted and joyful, passionate and inventivecan become seduced by propaganda during the early months of Hitlers regime and encourage her ten-year-old students to join the “Hitler-Jugend” with its hikes and songs and bonfires. Membership, she believes, will be a step toward better schools, better apprenticeships.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1451608292
  • ISBN: 9781451608298 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 272 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2011.
Subject: National socialism > Fiction.
Influence (Psychology) > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Schoolboys > Fiction.
Villages > Fiction.
Teacher-student relationships > Fiction.
Women teachers > Fiction.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
General.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library Hegi (Text) 33294001743889 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -


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