Novel set in BELFAST and LONDON
The Edelweiss Pirates
Location(s): Germany
Genre(s): Young Adult
Era(s): WW2
‘An unknown story we should all know, about the triumph of courage and of the human spirit over the most evil regime the world has ever known’ Michael Morpurgo
When sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he feels the old man is haunted by a secret from his past. Sure enough when Josef gives him his teenage diary to read, Daniel discovers a shocking story of rebellion and struggle.
The diary tells how Josef left the Hitler Youth for a gang called The Edelweiss Pirates. Their uniform: long hair and cool clothes. Their motto: freedom! At first the Pirates are only interested in hanging out and having a good time, but as the situation in Nazi Germany gets worse, they start to plan dangerous missions against Hitler’s regime – soon they are fighting for their lives.
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