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Playing for the Commandant

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A young Jewish pianist at Auschwitz, desperate to save her family, is chosen to play at the camp commandant's house. How could she know she would fall in love with the wrong boy?

"Look after each other . . . and get home safe. And when you do, tell everyone what you saw and what they did to us."
These are Hanna's father's parting words to her and her sister when their family is separated at the gates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Her father's words — and a black C-sharp piano key hidden away in the folds of her dress — are all that she has left to remind her of life before. Before, Hanna was going to be a famous concert pianist. She was going to wear her yellow dress to a dance. And she was going to dance with a boy. But then the Nazis came. Now it is up to Hanna to do all she can to keep her mother and sister alive, even if that means playing piano for the commandant and his guests. Staying alive isn't supposed to include falling in love with the commandant's son. But Karl Jager is beautiful, and his aloofness belies a secret. And war makes you do dangerous things.


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Publisher: Candlewick Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 14, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780763666736
  • Release date: October 14, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780763666736
  • File size: 2219 KB
  • Release date: October 14, 2014

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Kindle Book
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English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.9
Lexile® Measure:700
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:3

A young Jewish pianist at Auschwitz, desperate to save her family, is chosen to play at the camp commandant's house. How could she know she would fall in love with the wrong boy?

"Look after each other . . . and get home safe. And when you do, tell everyone what you saw and what they did to us."
These are Hanna's father's parting words to her and her sister when their family is separated at the gates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Her father's words — and a black C-sharp piano key hidden away in the folds of her dress — are all that she has left to remind her of life before. Before, Hanna was going to be a famous concert pianist. She was going to wear her yellow dress to a dance. And she was going to dance with a boy. But then the Nazis came. Now it is up to Hanna to do all she can to keep her mother and sister alive, even if that means playing piano for the commandant and his guests. Staying alive isn't supposed to include falling in love with the commandant's son. But Karl Jager is beautiful, and his aloofness belies a secret. And war makes you do dangerous things.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Candlewick Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 14, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780763666736
    Release date: October 14, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780763666736
    File size: 2219 KB
    Release date: October 14, 2014

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4.9
    Lexile® Measure: 700
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 3
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