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Pastel Orphans

By: Gemma Liviero
Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse, Nick Podehl, Amy McFadden
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Summary

In 1930s Berlin, young Henrik, the son of a Jewish father and Aryan mother, watches the world around him crumbling: people are rioting in the streets, a strange yellow star begins appearing in shop windows, and friends are forced to move - or they simply disappear.

After his father becomes gravely ill, Henrik and his little sister, Greta, are taken by their mother to Poland for safety. However, not even the pastoral surroundings of their new home can protect them from the terrors of war. When the Nazis invade and Greta is kidnapped, Henrik must shed his youthful innocence and search for his lost sister, a quest that will further reveal a harrowing landscape of violence and struggle - but also unexpected connections.

Uniquely told from the perspective of youth plunged into adult chaos, Pastel Orphans is a coming-of-age story that explores profound lessons in self-belief, kindness, and human endurance.

Revised edition: This edition of Pastel Orphans includes editorial revisions.

©2015 Gemma Liviero (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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Slightly bland

Storyline was not as good as Broken Angels once again audio saved the story I was not sure initially if I liked this book but it flowed along the ending was limp Throughout the many menaces of war torn Poland perhaps searching for a girl who managed to avoid any harm was not the great premise for book

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