Jackie French: Hitler's Daughter

‘Just pretend,’ echoed Mark.

Anna nodded. She turned back, and looked out the window again. The wet cows watched them pass in the small, grey bus with orange mud splashed about its wheels, carrying its passengers to school.

JACKIE FRENCH’s writing career spans ten years. During this time she has written over 80 books for kids and adults, some of which have been translated into other languages, and won various awards for her writing. Jackie also appears on ‘Burke’s Backyard’ in many disguises, and writes columns on gardening and the environment in newspapers and magazines.

Jackie’s love of history began as a child and has been the inspiration for the series of books that began with Somewhere Around the Corner , followed by Daughter of the Regiment , Soldier on the Hill , Lady Dance , The White Ship , How the Finnegan’s Saved the Ship and Valley of Gold . Jackie feels that the past was not only a fascinating adventure, but also holds the clues to understanding our own time.

Hitler’s Daughter has received wide critical acclaim and in 2000 won the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year for Younger Readers.

‘It is a mark of French’s genius that she can weave deep moral issues into an engrossing, fast-moving story.’

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The Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup • Rain Stones Walking the Boundaries • The Boy Who Had Wings Somewhere Around the Corner

Annie’s Pouch • Alien Games • The Secret Beach Mermaids • Mind’s Eye • A Wombat Named Bosco Summerland • Beyond the Boundaries The Warrior – the Story of a Wombat

The Book of Unicorns • Dancing with Ben Hall Soldier on the Hill • Daughter of the Regiment Stories to Eat with a Banana • Tajore Arkle

Hitler’s Daughter • In the Blood • Missing You, Love Sara Stories to Eat with a Watermelon • Lady Dance Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum How the Finnegans Saved the Ship

Dark Wind Blowing • A Story to Eat with a Mandarin Ride the Wild Wind • Blood Moon • The White Ship Phredde and the Leopard-skin Librarian

How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Maths Class and Turned Me Into a Writer…

How to Guzzle Your Garden • Book of Challenges Stamp, Stomp,Whomp (and other interesting ways to get rid of pests)

Seasons of Content • The Best of Jackie French Earthly Delights

The Fascinating History of Your Lunch

The Secret Life of Santa Claus

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First published in Australia in 1999

This edition published in 2010

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Copyright © Jackie French 1999

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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

French, Jackie.

Hitler’s daughter.

ISBN: 0 207 19801 2 (pbk.)

ISBN: 978-0-730-49194-1 (ePub)

I. Title.

A823.3

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