By Ian McEwan (author) , Roberto Innocenti (illustrator)
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Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. She watches as the streets of her small German town fill with soldiers.
One day she sees a little boy escaping from the back of a truck, only to be captured by the mayor and shoved back into it. Rose follows the truck to a desolate place out of town, where she discovers many other children, staring hungrily from behind an electric barbed wire fence. She starts bringing the children food, instinctively sensing the need for secrecy, even with her mother.
Until the tide of the war turns and soldiers in different uniforms stream in from the East, and Rose and the imprisoned children disappear for ever.
Offers the consolation, that goodness, even when unrecorded, is still worth celebrating -- Amanda Craig - The Times
Illustrated wth extraordinary, haunting pictures -- Rebecca Abrams - Daily Telegraph
A modern fairy tale that does not flinch at reality -- Quentin Blake - Independent
Bleak but rewarding - The School Librarian
Ian McEwan is the author of two collections of stories and twelve previous novels, including Enduring Love, Amsterdam, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1998, Atonement and, most recently, Solar.
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Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Rose Blanche and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Rose Blanche features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Warfare & Battles, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Rose Blanche was written by Ian McEwan and published by Red Fox an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Rose Blanche has 32 pages
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