The Devil in ViennaInge Dorenwald and Lieselotte Vessely have been best friends for most of their thirteen years. They share secrets, fears, hopes and even the same birthday. It never mattered that Inge was Jewish and that Lieselotte was the daughter of a Nazi SS officer--until now. Hitler and Nazism are infiltrating Vienna, Austria, in 1938 and suddenly it is forbidden for the girls to continue seeing each other. Despite the danger, Inge and Liselotte struggle to keep their friendship alive. But will they be able to do it? A new afterword by the author, who based the story on her own experiences during World War II, is included. According to "Publishers Weekly," The Devil in Vienna "arouses in its readers anguish, fury, admiration, scorn--it couldn't be a more effective story or a more powerful illustration of the reason 'never to forget.'" This courageous novel is an ALA Notable Book and winner of the Sydney Taylor Award and the Golden Kite Award. |
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Page 66
... head down , bending forward , past everybody . A rink attendant skated over from the center . " The other way , " he growled in thick Viennese and tried to turn me around . But I was already past him , almost at the exit , there it was ...
... head down , bending forward , past everybody . A rink attendant skated over from the center . " The other way , " he growled in thick Viennese and tried to turn me around . But I was already past him , almost at the exit , there it was ...
Page 102
... heads and backs and bellies . And I heard the thuds of people fall- ing down . In a minute or two it was over . The Nazis ... head back , and I held the handker- chief to his nose till the blood stopped . " Inge , run over to Neuer Markt ...
... heads and backs and bellies . And I heard the thuds of people fall- ing down . In a minute or two it was over . The Nazis ... head back , and I held the handker- chief to his nose till the blood stopped . " Inge , run over to Neuer Markt ...
Page 146
... head in his hands . O. O. sat slumped over the table . Nobody turned or looked up . Nobody said a word . " Mutti , look , I bought these for you . I didn't see why only Hitler should be getting flowers today . " I hoped that would make ...
... head in his hands . O. O. sat slumped over the table . Nobody turned or looked up . Nobody said a word . " Mutti , look , I bought these for you . I didn't see why only Hitler should be getting flowers today . " I hoped that would make ...
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