All the Beautiful Things

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A new heart-wrenching, impeccably researched historical novel for middle-grade readers. The Nazis want everyone to be the same. If you're different, you don't belong. Not belonging is dangerous ... Anna's little sister, Eva, is frail and needs time to learn new things. She has a huge heart and a gift for loving, but Hitler doesn't value such riches. And so she's hidden away. Safe for now, but with the threat of discovery always near. Anna does her best to bring joy and light to Eva's small life. But soon, more children need hiding. Risks are taken—by Anna, by her best friend Udo, by a Nazi seamstress and feisty Brunhilde. Until Anna wonders if any of them will make it through the war ... Loyalty and love. Family and friendship. Understanding and tolerance. Right and wrong. Multi-award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad explores it all in this thrilling and powerful historical novel.

Reviews

  • 5
    disabilities, Nazis Germany, Hitler, World War II, trauma, friendship, family, secrets

    Posted by Novel Insight Reviews on 21st Nov 2024

    It's January 1943. 12-year-old Anna Baumann, her mother (Mutti), and her little sister Eva live in wartime Bavaria. Anna looks like the perfect German girl but hates Hitler. The Nazis do not want people to be different or weak, so Eva, who was born with a disability, is kept hidden. If they discover a person with a disability, they send them to an institution where they are starved and killed. Anna does her best to bring joy into Eva's isolated life with stories and treasures from the outside world. A beautifully written and heart-wrenching book about loyalty, love, and finding beauty in small things.