 Sixteen-year-old Katja, her eighteen-year-old sister Hilde, and their mother are forced out of their house in Germany when Soviet troops take over their village after WW II. German society has collapsed and there is much hardship and violence. Their mother is killed and the two girls make a long and dangerous journey to another town on their own. The story is told from the point of view of Katja and the German teenage post war perspective and is rarely examined in young adult fiction. Katja questions so much about her country, but manages to make a new life for herself. One thing that saves Katja is her love of the piano. Interesting facts about famous composers are sprinkled throughout this brilliant novel. mjw |
| Title: My Long List Of Impossible Things Author: Michelle Barker Publisher: Annick Press. Toronto Copyright: 2020 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-77321-364-4 Paperback pages: 360 Age range: 9 up Genre: Historical Fiction Book setting: Germany Author’s ethnicity: Canadian Author’s residence: Vancouver, BC, Canada Subjects: Music, Musicians, Nazism, Piano, Soviet occupation, Violence, World War II |
My Long List Of Impossible Things
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