The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
The powerful, unforgettable new novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, for ages 12+.When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is...
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The powerful, unforgettable new novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, for ages 12+.When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780385687669 (0385687664)
ASIN: 0385687664
Publish date: 2016-06-07
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Audience: Grades 6 & up Format: Hardcover/Library Copy Although Pierrot Fischer's father didn't die in the Great War, his mother, Emilie, always maintained it was the war that killed him. - first sentence So, I picked up this book because the cover reminded me of The Boy in the Striped Paj...
Young Pierrot has lost his parents, his best friend, and his dog. He must leave his life in Paris behind and start anew in Germany with his aunt Beatrix. Beatrix is the housekeeper in a wealthy household at the top of a mountain. It's not just any household, it belongs to Adolf Hitler. And the Secon...
John Boyne author of [b:The Boy in the Striped Pajamas|39999|The Boy in the Striped Pajamas|John Boyne|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1366228171s/39999.jpg|1148702] returns with another children's novel set during The Second World War. The story is about a boy called Pierrot an orphan who must leave...
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