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404 pp.
| HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray |
May, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-227881-4$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-06-227883-8
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YA
After her father dies saving Adolf Hitler in 1923, seventeen-year-old Gretchen leads a protected, privileged life in 1930s Munich with "Uncle Dolf." Then a Jewish reporter uncovers shocking truths about Gretchen's father's death, placing her in mortal jeopardy. Blankman places historical figures alongside fictional characters to good effect, but an inundation of historical details slows the story's action and suspense. Bib.