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'This is one of the remarkable, largely untold, stories of the Holocaust, a story of hope. It is a heartwarming tale that traces the extraordinary struggle and survival of a family through those terrible years.
'Hetty was just twelve years old in 1943 when her family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands.
'Rounded up by the Nazis and then separated from their parents, Hetty and her brothers were sent to the Children's House, within Belsen concentration camp. Hetty became the 'Little Mother' of the camp, helping to care for the other children.' (From the publisher's website.)
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An abridged version, for secondary-school-aged students, of The Children's House of Belsen.
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The Children's House of Belsen
Fremantle
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Fremantle Press
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2000
Z1206211
2000
single work
autobiography
'Hetty's family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands. Rounded up by the Nazis and then separated from their parents, Hetty and her brothers were sent to the Children's House, within Belsen concentration camp. As one of the eldest, Hetty became the 'Little Mother', helping to care for not only her siblings, but the other children as well. In a direct and powerful style, Hetty recalls one of the remarkable, largely untold stories of the Holocaust, the extraordinary struggle and survival of this group of children through these terrible years.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 42)
— Review of Hetty : A True Story 2010 single work autobiography -
Non-Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 February 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Hetty : A True Story 2010 single work autobiography -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2009-2010 vol. 89 no. 5 2009; (p. 43)
— Review of Hetty : A True Story 2010 single work autobiography
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2009-2010 vol. 89 no. 5 2009; (p. 43)
— Review of Hetty : A True Story 2010 single work autobiography -
Non-Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 February 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Hetty : A True Story 2010 single work autobiography -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 42)
— Review of Hetty : A True Story 2010 single work autobiography
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Bergen-Belsen-Denkmal,
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