Hitler's+Daughter

First of all, the book I am reading is called __Hitler’s Daughter__. This book is by Jackie French. I would recommend this book to any person who enjoys learning about Hitler and the World War II. I personally didn’t like this book very much, so I would not recommend this book to people who don’t enjoy books about war. I think this book would be good for younger readers if they can understand it. On a scale of 1-10, I would give this book a 7. I am giving it this rating because it is a pretty short book, and it has a lot of action in it. But, I think the only really good parts were near the end of the book. If the whole book would have been like the end of the book, it probably would have been more interesting. All in all, it was a pretty good book. Also, the plot in this book was often very unpredictable. Almost all of the time, in the rising action, Heidi and Fraulein Gelber were traveling to different homes, and one time they were even taken to a concentration camp. Many times, you had no idea what was about to happen in the story. A lot of times Heidi would be doing something one minute, then the next minute, she would be doing something completely different. Most of the time Heidi is transitioning from place to place, and she is often with Fraulein Gelber. Then, out of nowhere, Anna will stop telling the story, because the bus is coming. But, it is very unexpected when she does stop telling the story. Another reason why the plot is so unpredictable is because of Heidi’s father, Adolph Hitler. Her father came to see her every once in a while, but you could never tell when he would come and say hello. In the climax, when Heidi was at the concentration camp, first Fraulein Gelber left her when she was sleeping, then her father did something very unexpectedly. Heidi heard his voice coming from a room. She saw it was her father, but he said to his soldier that he has never met her in his life. I felt bad for Heidi, but she was strong enough to go on. Next, the main characters are Anna, Mark, Ben, Little Tracey, and Heidi. Although, Ben was not there as much because he was sick, and he was only at the bus stop for one day. My favorite character was Anna. One reason why Anna was my favorite character was because she can tell stories that give a lot of detail. Also, they aren’t stories that she got from books; she makes most of her stories up. While she is telling a story, Anna will make up new parts to the story, and it becomes more interesting. I think Anna is my favorite, because she is kind of like me, except I think she is kind of shy. But, I think it would be good to have a friend like her, because none of my friends can tell stories like that. She puts a lot of detail into her stories and makes it seem like it is real. I think that the story about Adolph and Heidi was a very good, and had a lot of action. Although, I wish that the whole story would have been as interesting as the end of the story. Without a doubt, the past and the present equally divide the setting of the story. Heidi lives during WWII, near Berlin, Germany. Ben, Mark, Little Tracey, and Anna live in the present. Never the less, it is always raining and very gloomy. The book goes back and forth to the present and to the past, so it is a little bit of both. I liked the way the author described the setting during Heidi’s time period. You could really picture the bombs exploding up above them. And when Heidi was leaving the concentration camp, the author described the setting a lot. I think it is hard to describe all of the action that was happening, but the author did a good job for the setting with Heidi’s side of the story. But, I don’t think the author did as good as a job for the present time. A lot of the story was at the bus stop where Anna told the story, but you couldn’t really picture a lot of what was going on at their homes. I think that the author could have described the setting more at their homes. He did a good job describing what the bus stop looked like and how it was almost falling over. The book would have been better if the author would have described the beginning of the book, like she did the end. I think the theme of this story was to never give up on yourself, even when times get tough. One reason why I think this is because a lot of things happened to Heidi during the book, and not once, did she give up on herself. An example of this was when Heidi and Fraulein Gelber were taken to the concentration camp late at night, and in the next couple of days, when Fraulein and Heidi were sleeping, Fraulein left her. At first, Heidi was very scared and did not know what to do. But, Heidi got the courage to escape, and even when it got really tough, and she was about to give up, she didn’t. It takes a lot of courage for a girl her age to do something that hard and agonizing all by herself. She was a very brave girl, and could stand up to people and not be broken down by anyone. Even though her father told the soldiers that he had never seen her in his life, and demanded them to take her away. Lastly, I would suggest this book to other readers for many reasons. One, it is a nice short book that would be good for people who don’t like reading extremely long books. And, people who like reading historical fiction and realistic fiction, this is the book for you. I personally enjoyed the book, because it went between two time periods. This gave me a new outlook about the time period of the World War II. __Hitler’s Daughter__ was a really good book, and it was very interesting. By: Brianna

First of all, my buddy book is called __Hitler’s Daughter__ by Jackie French. I would definitely recommend this book to other people that are partial to World War II and the Holocaust. Although, it is pretty short and isn’t that high of a reading level so I would recommend it to younger readers that can still comprehend it. On a scale of one to ten, I would give this book a seven. I would give this story that rating because it was a little boring at some parts for me but then it ended pretty well. Above all else, __Hitler’s Daughter__ gave me a distinctive outlook on how hard this time period was for those who were Jewish or didn’t please Hitler. Often, the plot seemed to be truly unpredictable. Heidi was always moving from place to place and you never knew what was going to happen. First, she started out living in a house with Fraulein Gelber, which her father visited only sometimes. Then, soldiers came and told them that they had to leave. Fraulein Gelber and Heidi went to live in another house where Frau Leib was their cook. Finally, soldiers came once again and took them to a place where Hitler also was and where bombs could be heeded directly above them. In the climax, Heidi escaped and I thought surely that she wouldn’t live. After all, there’s a war going on everywhere around her country. A conflict that took place was that Heidi wanted her father to love her for whom she is. The book started off very slowly, but perhaps because Anna had to give details on the story before it could get a bit more interesting. Throughout each part I was inquisitive on how Anna knows so much about Heidi and everyone else. It’s almost like she is part of it all. There was not a single sentence that didn’t keep you thinking and trying to infer what might happen next! Without a doubt, there are many paramount characters that make this story what it really is. There’s Anna, a young girl who decides to tell a story to transpire time at the bus stop, and her friends, Mark, Ben, and Little Tracey whom she is telling this to. In Anna’s story there is Heidi, Hitler, Frau Leib, and Fraulein Gelber. Heidi is Hitler’s daughter, Frau Leib is the cook like mentioned before, and Fraulein Gelber is practically like Heidi’s caretaker. Above all else, Heidi was my favorite for many reasons. To illustrate, she was always courageous, brave, and mature through all of the hard times she faced throughout each event. She never gave up on her life even though her father never even told her that he loves her. She’s not perfect and I idolize her for that. A perfect person would be awfully boring don’t you think? My least favorite character is Hitler. This is because he’s so cruel and mean, even to his very own daughter. What kind of person doesn’t even tell their child that they love him or her? Besides that, he was evil and killed many people through concentration camps. This story has two settings because there is Anna’s story within this book. In Heidi’s universe, the setting occurs near the capital of Germany that is Berlin. The province is war-torn because World War II is going on. In fact, I know this because Hitler is a main character and he was a dictator during this time. In Anna’s real life, four kids are huddled at a bus stop in present day times. The weather is very rainy and it makes everything seem so dreary and boring. In my opinion, I think that the author could have used a little more settings then just the bus stop but it does give you a better feeling of how sad the mood of her story is. Therefore, you can get a better understanding of what each character is thinking. I’d say that the theme of this story is to never give up even when hard times surround you. This makes me recall the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” For example, in the story, Fraulein Gelber leaves Heidi and at first she is shocked and doesn’t know what to do with herself. Then she strived for the courage to flee,and just when she felt like she was going to die, someone came and helped her through. Also, when Heidi’s father acts like he doesn’t even know her, she makes up for it and finds someone who does. Nevertheless, this book gave me a altered outlook on the events of this time period and anyone that likes realistic or historical fiction books would love this book to it’s max. Towards the end of the book, I wouldn’t put this down for anything. __Hitler’s Daughter__ is fantastic for young readers. If you’re looking for a good book, this is exactly what you’ve been looking for! By: Madi

To start with, YES, I would recommend Hitler’s Daughter by: Jackie French to someone else. Then again, I would have to warn you though its about the World War II. If they don’t then they probably wouldn’t want to read this book. In my opinion this book was okay, I didn’t know it would be about the war until before the first chapter. I would have to assign this book a six. I give this book a six because I’m not really into the World War II. But there were some surprisingly good parts, I must admit. Secondly, The plot can summarized by a simple little quote such as “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” The conflict in this story is that Hitler is a man who lived in the time of the World War II and he killed people who did not have blonde hair and blue eyes. Little kids hid in the wall because they were so afraid that he would kill them. That’s pretty horrible when a little kids hides in the corner. To move on, The rising action is when Hitler had a daughter with blonde hair and blue eyes. And how he wanted all of his daughters to be perfect, he wouldn’t even let his daughter go to school she had to stay in the house. Their really was no climax, it was a person telling a story about another person that was true, and nothing in the end stop him from killing people that didn’t have blonde hair and blue eyes at the time. Again, there really was no falling action nothing good happened in the end, I mean like he didn’t stop killing people. I just hope that this book comes out with a part two, since the part one just left us hanging. To come next, the main characters in this book were Hitler’s daughter; Heidi, Anna, Tracy, Ben, and Hitler. My favorite character was Anna, my favorite character was Anna because she is the one who told the story and started the game. In fact, if she wasn’t their or thought of that game, we wouldn’t be talking about Hitler and his daughter Heidi. So thank goodness for Anna. My least favorite character was Hitler, Hitler was my least favorite because he killed people who were not perfect with blonde hair and blue eyes, especially if he killed little kids that were just born without blonde hair and blue eyes. Which I don’t think is right at all they could always change. Most baby’s are usually born with a different color hair and eyes, he wouldn’t know that until they actually were like 5, but either way you shouldn’t want to kill anyone, their not part of your family so you cant just go and kill them for not being perfect and looking like the daughter/son you have wanted. After all, the setting of the story took place in mainly at the bus stop when Anna told the story. So, They met at the bus stop 15 minutes before the bus came just to listen to Anna tell the story. Heidi and Hitler lived in the time of the World War II, but except the story was not told at that time, of course. Also, The theme of this book is The first step to getting the things you want out of life is to do this: decide what you want. I am starting to think that this theme goes with this book because Hitler never decides he just shoots. I think that Hitler should decide what he thinks is right for his family and his family only and not worry about anyone else. That is what I think the theme of this book is. As you can see, I was not that interested in this book. I would suggest this book to people who like types of book that are predictable and some what mystery. By far, this book was okay but not my type. I’m just hoping that they come out with a part two that was better then part one. -katie

Did you ever hear the saying don’t judge a book by its cover? The book __Hitler’s Daughter by Jackie French__ definitely teaches you not to judge people. After reading this book I would rate it a 9. This is an eccentric book to read. I would refer it to anyone who has yet to read it. I give it the book this rating because it is a very alluring book. You never know what arousing thing is going to happen next.

To start of with the exposition is very interesting and somewhat bewildering it starts at a bus stop on a stormy day. All because it was a rainy and wet started the most interesting story that later turned into a phenomenon that would shock everyone. The rising action of the book was when Heidi who is Hitler’s daughter kept getting moved to may different places. On the way she had to keep clear of bombs and stay out of sight. The climax is when Fraulib suddenly leaves and abandons Heidi. Now she is on her own with only the soldiers to companion her. Then when she goes to leave on a plan the airport is bombed and her guard is blasted to pieces. The falling action is when she meets a nice lady with her son who is nice enough to stop and help her out of the hole. They take her away and to safety to only find out that later they adopt her into the family. The resolution is when Heidi grows up and gets married. She has kids who have kids who have kids. And one o the kids is Anna. The storyteller at the bus stop.

To continue, there are five main characters. Six if you want to count Hitler. First off, my exclusive favorite is Anna. Anna is the storyteller. She tells everyone about a true story that her grandmother doubtfully told her when she was miniscule. She is a very agreeable storyteller so everyone at the bus stop thinks. She is very detailed and makes you feel like your actually there yourself. My least cherished Character has to be Ben. Ben was barely there for the story. Then when he finally came back all he does is barge into the story. When he interrupts the story he makes everything seem so confusing. The book was very confusing to start with and when Ben interrupted it got even more confusing.

To follow up, there are two main settings in the book Hitler’s daughter. The first setting is at the bus stop. The bus stop is placed under a shelter for when it rains they don’t get drenched. The setting there for the whole story is basically muddy, sloppy, and wet. Then also the other setting with Heidi is dark and very eerie. Its always very quite there and never too much going on. In this book the author has the most descriptive picture painted in your head. It makes it seem like your right there in the middle of all the action. What they also do is make you feel basically the same emotions every single person does. So if the setting is scary the author makes you feel scared. The only difference is that were not really there so we don’t have to worry about really getting hurt. But the author sure does make it seem that way.

On the other hand, I personally think that there are two themes to this story. One of them is never judge a book by its cover. Why I say this is because of Heidi. Just because her father is Hitler there are some people out in the world that would judge her. And also think she is a bad person just like her father. But in the book she is nowhere near alike to her father. That’s why you should never judge someone by what they look like or who there related to. The next one I think is never to fall into peer pressure. Even thought Hitler is not one of Heidi’s peers. He is her father. And in this case it was a very good thing that she didn’t follow in her father’s footsteps. She is the exact opposite of her father. And this is a very good thing in this book and also in the world. So just because your related to someone or look up to them. But they happen to be a bad person. Just be yourself and don’t follow their footsteps. Make your own. And don’t fall into peer Pressure.

In conclusion, this book over all was absolutely admirable. I would definitely recommend it. It’s a great book for anyone of any age to read. As long as they’re old enough to get somewhat of an idea of what the story is about. This is a book that you really wouldn’t think about reading if you just say it because it looks boring. But once you pick it up and start reading it. It is truly hard to put down and take a break from. That just shows how extravagant of a book this is. It was so great that some of the people in my group that read this together would love the author to make another book that follows this one. By Shauna Morton