A small person far away
Anna, who left Berlin as a refugee to escape the Nazis, is forced to return there to visit her sick mother, and in the process is faced with the past she has shut out for so long. Suggested level: junior secondary.
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Mog's Christmas (Mog the Cat Books)
Mog and the Baby
Mog's Amazing Birthday Caper
Mog in the dark
The other way round
Mog and Bunny
Goodbye, Mog
Mog's Bad Thing
When Hitler stole pink rabbit + Bombs on Aunt Dainty
Chappie’s discussion starters
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- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?