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Rose Blanche

Rose Blanche

by Ian McEwan

4.50 out of 5 (12 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
32 
Publisher:
Random House Children's Publishers Uk 
Publication Date:
01 January 2004 
Category:
Books 
ISBN:
9780099439509 

Description

Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. She watches as the streets of her small German town fill with soldiers. One day she sees a little boy escaping from the back of a truck, only to be captured by the mayor and shoved back into it. Rose follows the truck to a desolate place out of town, where she discovers many other children, staring hungrily from behind an electric barbed wire fence. She starts bringing the children food, instinctively sensing the need for secrecy, even with her mother. Until the tide of the war turns and soldiers in different uniforms stream in from the East, and Rose and the imprisoned children disappear for ever ...

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  • This story helps children learn about the holocaust from another child's perspective. It uses foreshadowing and suspenseful illustrations to make this a very powerful story. It does a great job of showing what life was like in Germany at that time where there was not enough food, and shows a little bit how people in the concentration camps are treated.

    5.00 out of 5

    JillSmith23

  • The book represents time during life in world war 2, at the beginning from the point of view of a girl, about six, seven years old. In the middle of the book it goes over to a third person narration. In my opinion, the reason for that is creating more distance between the reader and the history. If it is a first person narrator, there is a close relation between the book and the reader. As the book ends tragically, I suggest, the author wanted to create distance. The protagonist does not realize why their new friends have to be behind fences, are thin and hungry ( = concentration camp). At the end of the book, the reader has to think a little bit to realize that the author had died. I could imagine using that book when dealing with the topic World War 2 in class.

    5.00 out of 5

    bhellmay

  • Rose Blanche is an innocent and curious young girl who observes the transport and confinement of Jewish people in her German hometown. Rose is confused by the events and begins to visit the prisoners. Of course, Rose is witnessing the Holocaust and becomes entangled in the violence.This story serves as a gentle, yet valuable introduction to the Holocaust.

    5.00 out of 5

    theCajunLibrarian

  • Here is a compelling story of compassion inside the horrors of Nazi Germany. The pictures and text are vivid and intertwined. The writing is strong and emotional. I need to study more the author's reason for the change of voice from first to third person in the middle of the text. This book could be used in so many ways to teach reading comprehension strategies. However, I would use caution when bringing the text to the classroom because of the deep emotions evoked.

    5.00 out of 5

    heidikneller

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