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Beautiful book, telling a refugee story from a child's perspective. Parents can shield us from so much worry and struggle when we are kids, that this shows how overall, she and her brother enjoyed their time in Switzerland and Paris before moving to London. Definitely would recommend.

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adventurous emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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2.0

I know this was for younger kids, but it didn't seem to have much story to me. I feel like it could have went into more depth into the war. The author didn't even really touch on why or how Hitler stole the pink rabbit. I read it on my Kindle, so I kept trying to hit page forward not realizing that it was over. Very disappointing.

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A really interesting insight into what in reality, must have been a hard start to a life. Following Anna and her family as they flee Germany the night before Hitler comes into power, we see her change and adapt in a short space of time to three different countries. The thing I find more fascinating is its based on what actually happened to the author and her family. Its always strange to me how reading about a fictionalised story that happened in a real moment in time reads completely differently when you realise, the whole thing is based on truth.
Unlike some stories from the same time, this doesn't read as a heartbreaking tale. It reads more like a child going on an adventure with some trials and hardships thrown in. It was a fabulous read

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5.0

What i loved most about this book was that nothing really went wrong. Usually in books like these something goes terribly wrong and they all get caught and it's upsetting to read. I also loved that Anna (who was a child) wasn't down played in her intelligence or understanding of the situation which i thought was very realistic. in fact, the whole thing was realistic probably because it's a true story. Absolutely brilliant lovely little book reminding us that there were people who successfully escaped Nazi Germany while others weren't so lucky.

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4.0

Lovely sweet story, not super exciting but a beautiful written story.

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5.0

I have read some of Judith Kerr's children's books but this is the first time I have read this. I really enjoyed this book was a good account of a child experience of being a refugee. It would be good for older children as it is written from the perspective of a child the doesn't go into too much detail of the events in nazi Germany and is more about how Anna and her family adapt to their circumstances.

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