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Vienna. 1936. Three young friends spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness and that events will so...
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Jan 21, 2021 · Inspired by a true story, When the World Was Ours is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking and that shows how the bonds of love, family, and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times. 352 pages, Hardcover.
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About When The World Was Ours. Vienna. 1936. Three young friends – Leo, Elsa and Max – spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness, and that events soon mean that they will be cruelly ripped apart from each other. With their lives taking them across Europe – to Germany, England ...
Overview. When the World Was Ours is a historical young adult (YA) novel written by Liz Kessler and inspired by Kessler’s own father’s accounts of his experiences during the Holocaust. Through the perspective of three children whose lives in Vienna, Austria, are forever altered by the unfolding of World War II, Kessler examines the ...
When The World Was Ours is Liz's masterpiece . . . an instant classic -- Anthony McGowan, winner of the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal An exceptional read ― The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week A wonderful book, half tragedy, but told with such sheer, warm humanity that it leaves you with hope -- Hilary McKay ― author of The Skylarks' War I haven't read a Holocaust book for children ...
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Aug 3, 2021 · Reviewer: Meg Wiviott. Buy at Bookshop.org. When the World Was Ours follows the lives of Leo, Elsa, and Max from 1936 to 1945. Opening on Leo’s ninth birthday, the three best friends ride Vienna’s giant ferris wheel. When Leo accidentally collides with an English couple, a friendship blooms.
Jan 20, 2021 · Inspired by a true story this is a powerful and thought-provoking novel for readers aged 14 years + about three children during the Second World War whose fates remain closely intertwined, even when circumstances dictate that their close friendship is torn apart. The story starts in Vienna, 1936, where three young friends – Leo, Elsa and Max ...
